0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Coolon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Coolon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 84% defines the workforce in Mount Coolon, which is far above the national figure. While many adults here are in steady work, the overall number of people working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well below the state and national figures at 0.0%. However, only 48.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%.
48.4% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
84.0% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 86.1%
- 2021: 84.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 29.3% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction at 18.7%, and mining, manufacturing, and transport which each account for 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.7%. Labourers are the next most common role at 24.0%, followed by professionals and machinery operators who each represent 18.7% 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 Mount Coolon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31949/mount-coolon/topic/employment