0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coral Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coral Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About a third of workers in Coral Bay are employed in accommodation and food services. This is a high-working area where nearly 80% of adults are employed or seeking work, and the local unemployment rate has dropped to 0.0%.-
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Almost 80% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This is a significant increase from 53.5% in 2011, and the unemployment rate is now among the lowest in the country at 0.0%.
79.7% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 79.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is driven by tourism and hospitality, with 32.9% of people working in accommodation and food services. Other common industries include transport and warehousing at 16.2% and administrative and support services at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One quarter of the workforce is employed in community and personal service roles. Other common jobs include labourers at 15.6% and managers at 14.5%.
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 Coral Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522015/coral-bay/topic/employment