4.1% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooper · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Cooper
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Cooper than the national figure, with 73% of the adult population active in the labour market. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose 8.3 points since 2011 and sits far above the national average. While full-time employment fell 4.8 points over the last decade to 59.5%, unemployment has remained steady at 4.1%.
73.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services, where 16% of people work. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 15.4%, and education and training at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 40.3% of all jobs. Managers account for another 17.1% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 11.6%.
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 Cooper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30023/cooper/topic/employment