6.7% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooktown · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cooktown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Cooktown, where about 20.4% of workers are in this field. While full-time work is more common here than in most similar areas, a smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas at 61.3%, though this fell 5.2 points since 2011. Fewer adults are working or looking for work than the national figure, and the unemployment rate of 6.7% is a little above the state and national levels.
52.3% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 61.3%
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 at 20.4%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.0%. Accommodation and food, education and training, and retail trade each employ around 11.8% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.8%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.4% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Cooktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315024/cooktown/topic/employment