5.0% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cardinia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cardinia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Cardinia than in most similar areas. While 68.4% of the local adult population is active in the labour market, the proportion of people in full-time roles is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 50.8%, and the unemployment rate of 5.0% is higher than in most similar places.
68.4% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.8%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Cardinia at 24.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and health care and social assistance at 9.4%. Other notable industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.9% and education at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%. Professionals follow at 16.2%, while managers account for 14.7%, labourers 13.1% and sales workers 11.0% of the 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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20487/cardinia/topic/employment