5.7% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Coomera · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Upper Coomera
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Upper Coomera are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of activity is matched by a workforce spread across a wide range of technical and service roles. While employment is strong, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 69.7%, which is much higher than most areas. Full-time employment stands at 58.7%, roughly the same as the national figure, though the unemployment rate is 5.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
69.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 14.2%. Construction follows closely at 13.0%, with retail trade employing 10.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 16.0%. Professionals are nearly as common at 15.8%, while community and personal service roles account for 13.3% of jobs.
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 Upper Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32902/upper-coomera/topic/employment