6.0% ▼ -41.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cootharaba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cootharaba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Cootharaba than in most similar areas. Only 52.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This contributes to a smaller-than-average proportion of people in full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is far below the Australian average, with only 45.3% of residents working full-time.
52.9% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.3% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 17.6%. Other notable employers include construction at 11.2% and accommodation and food services at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.8%, and community and personal service workers at 16.2%.
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 Cootharaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30710/cootharaba/topic/employment