3.3% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolbinia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coolbinia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Coolbinia than in most similar areas. This active workforce is characterised by a high number of professionals and managers, with 68.9% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the 5.1% figures for both Western Australia and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, nearly identical to the national figure.
68.9% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 16.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.9%. Education and training also employ a notable 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 35.6% of workers, while managers make up another 22.1%. Clerical and administrative jobs are the next most frequent at 13.8%.
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 Coolbinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50325/coolbinia/topic/employment