7.4% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooloola Village · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cooloola Village
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 29.2% of adults in Cooloola Village are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a sharp decline in local workforce activity over the last decade. The area's employment landscape has shifted significantly, with far fewer people in full-time roles than in previous years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work have dropped 29 points since 2011 to just 29.2%. Full-time employment is also far below the Queensland figure at 41.8%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the national average at 7.4%.
29.2% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
41.8% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 16.0%, followed by accommodation and food services at 13.4% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.0% and sales workers at 13.7%.
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 Cooloola Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315025/cooloola-village/topic/employment