12.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coorabie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coorabie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high percentage of adults in Coorabie are working or looking for work, reaching 74.5%. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time work is common here, the area also faces a high unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 65.7%, well above the South Australian figure. However, the unemployment rate of 12.2% is among the highest for areas of this size, sitting well above the national rate of 5.1%.
74.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split between three main sectors, with 40% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 37.1% in accommodation and food.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40%, followed by labourers at 25.7%. Sales workers and community and personal service workers each account for 14.3% 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 Coorabie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40307/coorabie/topic/employment