7.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coopers Plains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coopers Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 7.6% shapes the local job market in Coopers Plains, which is much higher than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, a smaller proportion of the community holds full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 7.6%, which is a little above the Queensland average of 5.4%.
63.3% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 54.7%
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 local workers at 15.9%, followed by education and training at 9.1% and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.1%, while technicians and trades people account for 12.5% of the local workforce.
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 Coopers Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30698/coopers-plains/topic/employment