4.6% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cairns - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Cairns - North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 67% of adults in Cairns - North are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While full-time employment has dipped since 2011, the area maintains a strong attachment to the workforce with an unemployment rate that is about the same as the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 66.9%. However, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen 5.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.1%.
66.9% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 58.1%
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 18.6%. Other major sectors include education and training at 9.9%, and accommodation and food services at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.4% and community and personal service workers at 14.3%.
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 Cairns - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30601/cairns-north/topic/employment