0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coorooman · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment defines the workforce in Coorooman, where almost every resident is in a job. This is a high-employment area where 65.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 64.4% of residents employed full-time. This is well above both the Queensland figure of 59% and the Australian figure of 58.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
65.6% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and retail trade each accounting for 15.3% of jobs. Mining also plays a significant role at 13.6%, while public administration and utilities each make up 10.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 22%. Managers and clerical staff each make up 13.6% of the workforce, while community service workers and labourers each represent 11.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coorooman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30704/coorooman/topic/employment