0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cottonvale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cottonvale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Cottonvale, where nearly 30% of workers are in these fields. The area has an unusually small proportion of adults working or looking for work, but those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 70.9%, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 47.1%. The unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures, sitting at 0.0%.
47.1% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.9% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly 30% of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, followed by 18.2% in manufacturing. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.9% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.1%. Professionals and technicians and trades each account for 18.2% of roles, while labourers represent 16.4% of the 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 Cottonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30732/cottonvale/topic/employment