2.8% ▲ +213.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coppabella · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coppabella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 85% of workers in Coppabella are employed full-time, a figure far above the national average. This is a specialised workforce where mining and transport dominate the local economy. While few adults are working or looking for work compared to other areas, those who are employed tend to have very stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 30.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, the unemployment rate is low at 2.8%, slightly below the national figure of 5.1%.
30.4% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
85.5% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.9%
- 2016: 83.5%
- 2021: 85.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer at 31.8%, followed by transport and warehousing at 23.7%. Other common industries include rental and real estate at 12.7% and accommodation and food services at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward blue-collar roles, with machinery operators and drivers making up 38.7% of jobs. Labourers account for another 21.4%, while technicians and trades make up 12.7%.
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 Coppabella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30714/coppabella/topic/employment