5.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coomera · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Coomera
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Coomera, where 13.6% of employees work in this sector. The area has a very high rate of adults working or looking for work at 69.9%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has risen by 5.8 points since 2011. While 59.7% are employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than most similar areas.
69.9% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction (13.0%) and retail trade (11.1%) following closely behind health care. Manufacturing and education and training each account for 7.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.2%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.8%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.0% of occupations.
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 Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30022/coomera/topic/employment