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Cowley · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Cowley

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the job market in Cowley, where the workforce is exceptionally stable. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.

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📍 Cowley, Suburb / Locality

Where Cowley sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cowley — lower than 99% of areas.

Cowley0.0%
4871, QLD 9.1%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 70.4%. However, only 44.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than in most other areas.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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44.4% —

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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70.4% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is split across several fields, with agriculture, forestry and fishing and public administration and safety both accounting for 18.5% of jobs. Education and training follows at 14.8%.

Industries people work in

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Cowley splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (29%) and Public administration & safety (29%), with Education & training at 24%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 18.5% Public administration & safety 18.5% Education & training 14.8% Manufacturing 11.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Clerical and administrative roles are the most common at 22.2%. Managers and labourers each make up 18.5% of the workforce, while technicians, trades, and machinery operators each stand at 14.8%.

Occupations people work in

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Cowley splits fairly evenly between Clerical & administrative (22%) and Managers (19%), with Labourers at 19%.

Clerical & administrative 22.2% Managers 18.5% Labourers 18.5% Technicians & trades 14.8% Machinery operators & drivers 14.8% Professionals 11.1%

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 Cowley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30737/cowley/topic/employment