5.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coondle · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coondle
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 Coondle than in most similar areas. While only 45% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.6%, which is well above the Australian figure of 58.9%. However, the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national rates.
45.0% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 13.8%, followed by construction at 12.6% and health care and social assistance at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 20.9% and machinery operators and drivers at 19.3%, while professionals make up 16.9% 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 Coondle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50334/coondle/topic/employment