6.8% ▼ -36.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coen · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.8% than most similar areas marks the current job market in Coen. While more adults are working or looking for work than in 2011, full-time employment has fallen by 12 percentage points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is a little above the Queensland figure at 6.8%, though this has fallen from 10.8% in 2011.
57.4% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with public administration and safety being the most common at 15.2%. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.4%, while retail and hospitality both account for 12.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up 21.4% of the workforce. Managers account for 17.9% of occupations, while clerical and administrative staff make up 14.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Coen
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Coen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322029/coen/topic/employment