5.4% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowandilla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cowandilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 55% of adults in Cowandilla are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This makes it an area where a smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce compared to most other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.7% of adults are working or looking for work, and full-time employment is well below both the state and national rates at 52.5%. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
54.7% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 20% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 11.2%, with accommodation and food services making up 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.2% and technicians and tradespeople at 13%.
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 Cowandilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40318/cowandilla/topic/employment