4.4% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coconuts · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coconuts
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Coconuts (L) than in 2011, with the rate dropping 11 points to 47.9%. Despite this, the area has seen a rise in full-time employment, which now stands at 62.1%. This figure is well above both the Queensland and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose to 62.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure, while the 4.4% unemployment rate is about the same as the rest of Australia.
47.9% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 16.1%. Construction and public administration and safety each account for 14.9% of the workforce, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between technicians and trades and clerical and administrative roles, both at 19.5%. Professionals make up 18.4% of workers, while community and personal service workers account for 16.1%.
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 Coconuts [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322028/coconuts/topic/employment