4.1% ▼ -55.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cambroon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cambroon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Cambroon compared to the rest of the country. Only 56.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This means a larger share of the local population is retired or not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Queensland average at 44.9%. While fewer adults are working overall, the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little lower than the state figure of 5.4%.
56.7% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.9% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 15.7%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follow closely at 14.6%, with construction and retail trade both at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are labourers at 21.3% and technicians and trades at 20.2%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and professionals each make up a significant share 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 Cambroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30498/cambroon/topic/employment