56.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Cannum · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 56.7% of adults in Cannum are working or looking for work, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This low level of employment activity defines the local workforce, marking the area as having much lower participation than most similar places.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.7%, which is well below the Victorian rate of 62.4% and the national figure of 61.1%.
56.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 53%, ahead of Education & training (24%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 59%, ahead of Professionals (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cannum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20467/cannum/topic/employment