7.5% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cranbrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cranbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 7.5% marks the current job market in Cranbrook, which is a little above the national figure. While many people are employed in health and education, the area faces more joblessness than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 56.8%, slightly lower than both the state and national averages.
59.1% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 17.8% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.9% of the local 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 Cranbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30743/cranbrook/topic/employment