4.5% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ceduna · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Ceduna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is more common in Ceduna than in most similar areas, with 61.2% of the workforce in permanent roles. While the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen over the last decade, the unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of people have full-time jobs here compared to the national figure, though this fell 2.7 points since 2011. This trend sits alongside a drop in the overall number of adults working or looking for work, which fell 5.1 points since 2011 to 58.9%.
58.9% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.7%, followed by education and training at 12.9%. Other major industries include public administration and safety, retail trade, and transport and warehousing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, making up 17.5% and 17.4% of the workforce. Labourers (13.7%), managers (12.4%) and technicians and trades (12.0%) also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
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 Ceduna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011129/ceduna/topic/employment