3.2% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coorow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coorow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming and public service defines the daily work life in Coorow. Over 60% of adults are working or looking for work, with a high number of people in full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here, with 62.1% of the workforce in these roles, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures of 5.1%.
62.5% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 31.6% of the workforce. Other key employers include public administration and safety at 18.9% and wholesale trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 28.4%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 17.9% and labourers at 14.7%.
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 Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50335/coorow/topic/employment