6.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cranbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Cranbourne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.7% unemployment rate marks Cranbourne as having a much higher rate of joblessness than most similar areas. While full-time work is more common here than in the typical Australian suburb, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.2%, though this is 5.3 percentage points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.0%.
60.0% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.2%
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 for local workers at 14.2%, followed by manufacturing at 12.4% and construction at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%, with labourers at 14.7% and machinery operators and drivers at 12.9% also being common roles.
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 Cranbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031300/cranbourne/topic/employment