1.9% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cumbalum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cumbalum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines Cumbalum, where 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While many are active in the workforce, a smaller share hold full-time roles compared to other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 1.9%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment at 52.5% is well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
69.6% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 17.8%, followed by retail trade at 13.9% and education and training at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 16.3%, with managers accounting for 13.6% 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 Cumbalum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11155/cumbalum/topic/employment