0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coulson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coulson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Coulson compared to the rest of the state. Despite this, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles, and the area recorded a 0.0% unemployment rate in the latest census.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, full-time employment is high at 62.0%, well above the national average of 58.9%.
55.4% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
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 for local workers at 12.7%, followed by education and training at 11.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of employees at 24.1%, while clerical and administrative staff and labourers each account for 19.0% 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 Coulson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30733/coulson/topic/employment