6.2% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooran · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cooran
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower full-time employment rate of 45.1% marks the workforce in Cooran. This is far below the Queensland and national figures of around 59%, reflecting a community where fewer adults work full-time. Many more residents are out of work compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This lower activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.2%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
55.4% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.1% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by construction at 14% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.3%, while technicians and trades account for 17.2% 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 Cooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30700/cooran/topic/employment