4.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cedar Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cedar Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the primary industry for those working in Cedar Grove, employing 17.4% of the local workforce. The area has a very high rate of adults working or looking for work, with 70.1% of the population active in the labour market. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A strong 70.1% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 61.5%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
70.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 17.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.7%. Manufacturing, retail trade, and education also make up significant shares of the local industry, at 9.1%, 9.0%, and 7.8% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 20.8%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.3%, community and personal service workers at 12.9%, and professionals at 12.0%.
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 Cedar Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30569/cedar-grove/topic/employment