3.2% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cronulla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cronulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Cronulla, with 27.9% of people in this role. The area has a strong workforce, with 65.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. While the typical full-time employment rate is 59.2%, the unemployment rate of 3.2% is a little below the state and national figures.
65.2% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with construction (12.7%) and health care and social assistance (12.1%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, managers are common at 17.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.1% of occupations. Technicians and trades follow at 12.9%.
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 Cronulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11120/cronulla/topic/employment