3.2% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cambridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Cambridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steady share of full-time work has defined Cambridge since 2011, even as the overall number of people working or looking for work dipped slightly. The area is now marked by a very high employment rate and an unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 67.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national levels. This high participation is matched by a strong job market, with the unemployment rate sitting at 3.2%, which is a little below the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
67.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 15.7%, followed by construction at 12.1% and public administration and safety at 11.7%. Education and training (11.2%) and retail trade (8.6%) also employ a significant share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four people here work as professionals, which is the most common occupation type. Managers make up 16.5% of the workforce, while technicians and trades (14.6%) and clerical and administrative roles (14.2%) follow closely.
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 Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021005/cambridge/topic/employment