0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cairdbeign · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time workforce has become the dominant feature of Cairdbeign, where 76.7% of workers hold full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%. The local job market is exceptionally strong, with a huge gap between the local workforce participation and that of the rest of the country.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, at 84.3%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This high activity is mirrored by a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
84.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 41.9%, followed by mining at 14.0%. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and transport and warehousing at 9.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%, followed closely by labourers at 20.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.0%, while technicians and trades make up 11.6% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cairdbeign [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30477/cairdbeign/topic/employment