0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Woocoo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Woocoo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 32 percentage point gap separates Woocoo from the national average in full-time employment. While far more people here work full-time than in the rest of the country, a much smaller share of the adult population is actually working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high at 90.9%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59%. However, only 42.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the state and national figures.
42.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
90.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 90.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 27.3%. Construction and health care and social assistance each account for 18.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 45.5%. Machinery operators and drivers and labourers each account for 18.2%, while 13.6% work in community and personal service.
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 Woocoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33127/woocoo/topic/employment