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Jobs & Industry in Cornwall

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 22.4% of adults in Cornwall are working or looking for work. This is one of the lowest rates for any similar area, falling far below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Cornwall, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Just 22.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is 36 points lower than the Tasmanian figure and 39 points below the Australian average.

Labour-force participation

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22.4% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Retail trade at 29%, ahead of Transport & warehousing (29%).

Industries people work in

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Cornwall splits fairly evenly between Retail trade (36%) and Transport & warehousing (36%), with Health care & social assistance at 27%.

Retail trade 28.6% Transport & warehousing 28.6% Health care & social assistance 21.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Labourers at 57%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (29%).

Occupations people work in

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In Cornwall, Labourers is the majority at 67%; Clerical & administrative is next at 33%.

Labourers 57.1% Clerical & administrative 28.6%

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 Cornwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60129/cornwall/topic/employment