3.6% ▼ -61.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooroibah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cooroibah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Cooroibah than in the rest of the country, with only 45.5% of the population in full-time roles. This is 13 percentage points lower than the figures for both Queensland and Australia. While employment rates are lower, the local unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure. Full-time employment is particularly low, sitting at 45.5% and ranking among the lowest for similar areas.
58.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.5% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction (13.9%) and health care and social assistance (13.7%) as the most common industries. Retail trade follows at 11%, with 9% of people working in accommodation and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.5%, followed by professionals at 15%. Community and personal service workers (13.7%) and managers (13.5%) also represent significant shares 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 Cooroibah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30702/cooroibah/topic/employment