3.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cherry Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cherry Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Cherry Gardens than in most similar areas. While a high 65.5% of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the national figure, with only 49.8% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. This comes despite the area having a much lower share of full-time workers than most other places.
65.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 for local workers at 14.1%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and construction at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 18% and clerical and administrative staff at 15.6%.
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 Cherry Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40249/cherry-gardens/topic/employment