5.4% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cambridge Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cambridge Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Cambridge Park compared to most similar areas. Around 56.9% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This lower participation rate sits alongside an unemployment rate of 5.4% that is higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure. Among those employed, 57.6% have full-time roles, a result that is about the same as the New South Wales average.
56.9% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 13.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.6% and construction at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 15.6%, while technicians and trades make up 15.0% of the local workforce.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10767/cambridge-park/topic/employment