3.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah · Sub-region (SA3)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low unemployment rates define the local job market in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah, where only 3.2% of the workforce is out of work. While a higher proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate of 3.2% is among the lowest for similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 5.1%. While 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the New South Wales figure—full-time employment has dropped by 7.2 points since 2011 to 56.8%.
3.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
63.3% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 12.4%, followed closely by construction at 12.0%. Other major employers include professional and technical services, education, and retail.
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of the local workforce are professionals, making this the most common occupation. Managers make up 18.2% of workers, while clerical and administrative roles account for 15.1%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12801/cronulla-miranda-caringbah/topic/employment