5.8% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Koorda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Koorda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Koorda than in most similar areas. While 64.4% of the workforce is in full-time roles, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A lower share of adults are working or looking for work here at 55.7%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
55.7% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs in Koorda are mainly found in agriculture, forestry and fishing (18.8%) and public administration and safety (17.8%), followed by transport and warehousing at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%, with managers and technicians or trades also common roles.
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 Koorda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50783/koorda/topic/employment