1.7% ▼ -77.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cordalba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cordalba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small workforce defines Cordalba, where only 44.6% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, yet those who are employed find stability with a very low unemployment rate of just 1.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are in the workforce here than in most other areas, sitting well below the Queensland rate of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national figure at 56.4%.
44.6% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 16.9%. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.8%, and education and training at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 18.6%. This is followed by labourers at 16.9% and technicians and trades at 15.1%.
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 Cordalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30720/cordalba/topic/employment