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Cooroy Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Cooroy Mountain

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 52.3% of adults in Cooroy Mountain are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Despite this, those who are employed are mostly in full-time roles, with a strong presence of managers and workers in the food and tourism sectors.

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📍 Cooroy Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Cooroy Mountain sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooroy Mountain — higher than 61% of areas.

Cooroy Mountain4.3%
4563, QLD 4.7%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While the number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, 60% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is slightly above the Australian figure of 58.9%, and the unemployment rate is 4.3%.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% —

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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52.3% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.0% —

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is spread across several sectors, with the largest groups working in accommodation and food (20%) and construction (15.7%). Manufacturing and health care and social assistance both account for 11.4% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Cooroy Mountain — Accommodation & food leads at 24%, ahead of Construction (19%) and Manufacturing (14%).

Accommodation & food 20.0% Construction 15.7% Manufacturing 11.4% Health care & social assistance 11.4% Retail trade 8.6% Arts & recreation 7.1% Professional & technical 4.3% Other services 4.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 31.4% of occupations. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 18.6%, while labourers account for 14.3% of the community's jobs.

Occupations people work in

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In Cooroy Mountain, the largest group is Managers at 29%, followed by Clerical & administrative (17%) and Labourers (13%).

Managers 31.4% Clerical & administrative 18.6% Labourers 14.3% Professionals 12.9% Technicians & trades 12.9% Community & personal service 10.0% Sales workers 8.6%

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 Cooroy Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30706/cooroy-mountain/topic/employment