5.9% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cunjurong Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cunjurong Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Cunjurong Point have shifted over the last decade, with the local workforce now showing a much lower rate of employment than nearby areas. Only 46.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is paired with an unemployment rate of 5.9%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state average, with only 44% of the population working full-time. This helps explain why the overall number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
46.4% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.0% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly across several sectors, with construction, retail trade, and professional and technical services each making up 12% of jobs. Education and training also accounts for 10% of roles.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32%, followed by labourers at 24%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14%, and community and personal service workers at 12%.
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 Cunjurong Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11164/cunjurong-point/topic/employment