6.3% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coobowie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coobowie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Coobowie than in most similar areas. Only 40.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.3%, which is much higher than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 55.8%, which is well below the Australian figure of 58.9%. The number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest at this level, sitting 20 points below the national average.
40.9% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 14.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing, retail trade, and accommodation and food services each account for 12.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%. Technicians and trades follow at 18.6%, while labourers account for 15.1% of occupations.
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 Coobowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40296/coobowie/topic/employment