0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coles · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coles
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 75.8% of adults in Coles are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. While the area is sparsely populated, it maintains a remarkably strong connection to the workforce with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Participation is very high here, though full-time employment at 52.0% is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%. This high level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is much lower than most other areas.
75.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.6%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by the land, with 80.0% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. The remaining 20.0% of workers are in construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.0%. Other common roles include labourers at 20.0%, followed by technicians, trades, and clerical staff who each account for 12.0% 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 Coles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40280/coles/topic/employment