5.6% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cranbourne East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cranbourne East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Cranbourne East than in most similar areas. Around 65.4% of the adult population is active in the labour force, though the area ever since faces a challenge with a 5.6% unemployment rate, which is much higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A little more than 60% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure slightly above the national average. Overall, 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%.
65.4% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.2%, followed by manufacturing at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.5%. Construction and transport also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Jobs are spread across several fields, with technicians and trades being the most common at 15.0%. Professionals and community service workers follow closely, each making up about 14.8% 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 Cranbourne East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20663/cranbourne-east/topic/employment