8.2% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cardwell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cardwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Cardwell than in the rest of the country, with only 37.3% in the labour force. This gap is highlighted by a low full-time employment rate of 50.5% and a local unemployment rate that is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland and Australian figures. While 50.5% of the community are employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 8.2% is much higher than in most similar areas.
37.3% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 50.5%
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 16.6%, followed by accommodation and food at 11.5%. Retail trade and agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a large part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers are the most common occupation at 18.0%. Other significant roles include technicians and trades at 15.9%, labourers at 15.1%, and sales workers at 12.2%.
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 Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30537/cardwell/topic/employment