4.2% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coconut Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Coconut Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of residents in Coconut Grove are now working or looking for work than in previous years. This is a productive area where 64.6% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, though at 64.3% it is well below the Northern Territory figure. The unemployment rate of 4.2% is a little below the territory average.
64.6% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.3% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.8%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance, which accounts for 20.2% of jobs. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 12.1%, and accommodation and food services at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.5%. This is followed by community and personal service roles at 16.7% and technicians and trades at 12.2%.
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 Coconut Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70059/coconut-grove/topic/employment