6.4% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cambrai · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cambrai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Cambrai, where 22.9% of the workforce is employed in these fields. This rural focus is reflected in the local job market, which sees fewer people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment is also far below the national average, while the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.4%.
54.8% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.3% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the strong presence of agriculture, other common industries include public administration and safety at 10.2%, and administrative and support services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%, closely followed by managers at 24.6%. Other common roles include technicians, trades, and community or personal service workers, who each account for 11.9% 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 Cambrai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40210/cambrai/topic/employment