0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cassowary · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cassowary
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment marks the job market in Cassowary, where almost everyone is in work. The area has a remarkably high employment rate, with 72.7% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 71.4%, a figure far above both Queensland and the rest of Australia. This explains why the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most other areas.
72.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 71.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 20%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.1%. Public administration, safety and other services each account for 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers, technicians and trades, and clerical or administrative roles, each making up 20% of occupations. Labourers and sales workers follow at 12.9% and 10% respectively.
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 Cassowary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30557/cassowary/topic/employment