12.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coominya · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coominya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers in Coominya, accounting for 25% of the local workforce. While full-time employment has risen since 2011, the area now faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 12%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Queensland and Australia. This low activity level sits alongside a high unemployment rate of 12%, which is well above the state and national levels.
43.4% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing and health care are the main employers in Coominya, each accounting for about 15% of jobs. Other notable sectors include transport and warehousing at 8.1% and public administration and safety at 7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a labourer, making it the most common occupation. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 14%, with technicians and trades accounting for 12.8% 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 Coominya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321030/coominya/topic/employment