1.9% ▼ -62.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cattai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cattai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Cattai than in the rest of the country. While 68.9% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is well below the national figure. This creates a local job market where many people are active, but few are unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 68.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This activity is matched by a very low unemployment rate of 1.9%, well below the national average.
68.9% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the primary employer in Cattai, accounting for 25.9% of jobs. Education and training follow at 9.7%, while health care and social assistance make up 7.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five local workers is a manager, making up 20.2% of occupations. Technicians and trades are also common at 18.3%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 17.1%.
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 Cattai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10858/cattai/topic/employment