1.5% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cardigan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cardigan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much more of the adult population in Cardigan is working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of just 1.5%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 75.1% of adults are in the labour force, a figure far above the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, which is a little below the national average of 58.9%.
75.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
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 15.4%, followed by construction at 14.1% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents is a professional, while managers make up 16.2% of the workforce. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.2% and technicians or tradespeople at 13.4%.
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 Cardigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20485/cardigan/topic/employment