0.8% ▼ -81.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koumala · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koumala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 0.8% defines the working life of Koumala. Most adults here have secure, full-time roles, with the area seeing much higher rates of full-time employment than most similar places. This creates a stable local economy where nearly everyone who wants a job has one.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work—about the same as the national figure—full-time employment is well above the state and national averages at 63.8%. This strong employment level helps keep the unemployment rate far below the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
60.3% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Koumala at 24.8%. Mining is also a major industry for 15.5% of workers, followed by transport and warehousing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are machinery operators and drivers at 20.2% and managers at 19.9%. Technicians and trades people make up 16.6% of the workforce, while labourers and professionals account for 11.4% and 9.0% respectively.
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 Koumala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31574/koumala/topic/employment