2.2% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooya Beach · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cooya Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower unemployment rate of 2.2% marks the job market in Cooya Beach, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the proportion of full-time roles has dropped significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here at 62.0%, though full-time employment is well below the national figure at 51.5%. This is a notable shift, as full-time work fell 14 points since 2011.
62.0% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in accommodation and food services at 17.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.6% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 19.6%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 14.8% and labourers at 14.0%.
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 Cooya Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321033/cooya-beach/topic/employment