7.2% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McCracken · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in McCracken
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in McCracken than in most similar areas. Only 35.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is matched by an unemployment rate of 7.2%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state figure, with only 40% of residents working full-time. This helps explain why the total number of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for areas of this type.
35.3% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.0% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 workers here at 19.4%, followed by retail trade at 14.5% and accommodation and food services at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.6%, while professionals account for 15.5% and technicians and trades for 15% 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 McCracken [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40849/mccracken/topic/employment