14.7% ▲ +155.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coomba Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coomba Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp decline in employment has hit Coomba Park since 2011, with the share of adults working or looking for work falling by 46 percentage points. Today, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 14.7%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This shift marks a significant change in the local job market over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 26.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 58.7%. Full-time employment has also dropped to 45.2%, while the unemployment rate rose 8.9 percentage points since 2011.
26.7% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 16.1%. Other significant employers include accommodation and food services at 13.7%, and health care and social assistance at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. Technicians and trades, community and personal service, clerical and administrative, and sales workers each account for 13.7% of the workforce.
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 Coomba Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121023/coomba-park/topic/employment