4.8% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cockburn · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Cockburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Cockburn, where 14.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This area has a very active workforce, with 69.4% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national levels. While full-time employment is a little above the national average at 61.5%, this share has fallen since 2011. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
69.4% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 68.0%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Cockburn work across a range of sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 14.4%. Construction (9.3%), education and training (9.2%), and retail trade (8.8%) also employ significant portions of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.4%. Other common jobs include technicians and trades at 16.8%, and clerical or administrative roles at 13.2%.
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 Cockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50701/cockburn/topic/employment