10.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koondoola · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koondoola
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 Koondoola than in most similar areas. This is a challenging job market where the unemployment rate is among the highest for areas of this size, sitting at 10.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with 55.9% of the workforce in full-time roles.
51.0% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 50.3%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 for local workers at 13.4%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.7%, and community and personal service workers at 16.2%.
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 Koondoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50781/koondoola/topic/employment