6.2% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cannington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Cannington than in most similar areas, though unemployment is much higher. While 67% of adults are in the labour force, the local unemployment rate of 6.2% is a little above both the state and national figures of 5.1%. This creates a mixed employment picture for the suburb.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, but full-time employment is well below the state figure at 55.7%. This is consistent with a local unemployment rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
67.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Hospitality and health are the biggest employers, with 13.5% of people working in accommodation and food, and 13% in health care and social assistance. Retail trade also employs 9.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 18.1%, though community and personal service workers and technicians and trades both make up 15% of the workforce. Labourers account for 14.3% of jobs.
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 Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50246/cannington/topic/employment