5.9% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coombabah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coombabah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Coombabah are working or looking for work, marking a significant gap compared to other areas. The community faces a tough job market, with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 54%, while the 5.9% unemployment rate is much higher than in most areas.
49.0% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 16.4%. Other major employers include construction at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.5%, followed closely by professionals at 15.1%. Community and personal service roles account for 14.4% of jobs, while clerical and administrative work is 14%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coombabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30687/coombabah/topic/employment