8.7% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cringila · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cringila
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Cringila has seen a shift in its employment landscape, now marked by a much higher unemployment rate of 8.7% than most similar areas. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state, and the share of full-time roles is notably low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is mirrored in the low number of full-time workers, while the unemployment rate of 8.7% is well above the national figure of 5.1%.
42.1% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.1% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 46.1%
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 16.6%, followed by construction at 10.1% and retail trade at 9.3%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services and transport and warehousing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Technicians and trades workers account for 13.9%, while community and personal service workers represent 11.9% 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 Cringila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11117/cringila/topic/employment