4.3% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cawarral · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cawarral
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A similar share of adults are working or looking for work in Cawarral compared to the rest of the country, at 61.6%. While most residents are employed, the area has an unemployment rate of 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, matching the Queensland figure. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
61.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 14%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and construction at 9.3%. Mining and education both account for 8.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%, with professionals at 15.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.8%. Managers and community service workers each represent 10.8% 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 Cawarral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30564/cawarral/topic/employment