3.8% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coorparoo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coorparoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up 36.9% of the workforce in Coorparoo, which is the most common job type for the area. This community has a very high number of people working or looking for work, with 73.9% of adults active in the labour market. Most residents hold stable roles, and the local unemployment rate is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, reaching 73.9%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, and full-time employment is also higher than usual at 62.2%.
73.9% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 18.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.8%. Education and training roles are also common, making up 10.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the second most common occupation at 14.8%, followed by clerical and administrative work at 13.1%. Community and personal service roles account for 10.0% 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 Coorparoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30707/coorparoo/topic/employment