3.1% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cambridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cambridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Cambridge than in most similar areas. Roughly 66.4% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. This creates a strong employment profile for the area, with a high proportion of residents in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high here at 60.8%, well above the 54.9% seen across Tasmania. The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure, sitting at 3.1%.
66.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 workers at 14.8%, followed by construction at 11.8% and public administration and safety at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common worker group at 20.3%, while managers make up 17.1% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 16%.
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 Cambridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60090/cambridge/topic/employment