3.0% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cudgewa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cudgewa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 38.3% of workers in Cudgewa, making it the dominant industry for the area. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed are very likely to be in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 63.3%, which is well above the 59.2% seen across Victoria. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 57.3%, well below the national figure of 61.1%.
57.3% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Primary industries lead the local workforce, with nearly 38% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Health care and social assistance follow at 14.8%, while construction, public administration, and education each employ around 6% to 7% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up a large portion of the local workforce at 36.7%. Other common roles include labourers at 15.6%, followed by technicians and trades at 10.9%, and professionals and community workers both at 10.2%.
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 Cudgewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20688/cudgewa/topic/employment