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+).
Coorong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coorong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge proportion of working-age adults are in the workforce, with Coorong seeing 78.7% of adults working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is heavily reliant on the land, with nearly 60% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are exceptionally high here, with 62.2% of people working full-time, which is well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. This strong participation is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is well below the national average at 0.0%.
78.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 78.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 59.5% of the local workforce. Administrative and support services make up another 13.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 45.9%, followed by labourers at 32.4%. Other roles include clerical and administrative staff at 10.8% and professionals at 8.1%.
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 Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40308/coorong/topic/employment