12.5% ▲ +143.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cracow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cracow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of full-time workers is found in Cracow than in the rest of the country, where 77.6% of the workforce is employed full-time. This strong full-time rate sits alongside a much higher unemployment rate than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 12.5%, which is well above the 5.1% national figure. This comes despite full-time employment being far above the state and national averages, while only 54.9% of adults are working or looking for work.
54.9% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 70.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.6% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 82.4%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Cracow is heavily concentrated in two sectors, with 34.7% of people in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 32.7% in mining. Other common industries include accommodation and food (8.2%) and retail trade (6.1%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up 30.6% of the local workforce, followed closely by managers at 28.6%. Labourers account for 14.3% and machinery operators or drivers make up 8.2%.
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 Cracow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30740/cracow/topic/employment