10.9% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cabramatta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cabramatta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Cabramatta than in most similar areas. This is a challenging job market where the unemployment rate of 10.9% is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 48.3%, while unemployment is among the highest seen in similar places.
40.5% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.3% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the largest employer at 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.3%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance (9.8%), accommodation and food (8.4%), and transport and warehousing (7.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, with machinery operators and drivers following closely at 17.0%. Other common roles include professionals (13.6%), community and personal service workers (11.3%), and technicians and trades (10.7%).
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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10738/cabramatta/topic/employment