8.6% ▲ +85.7%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cabramatta · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Cabramatta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Cabramatta compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.7% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 8.6% is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen 15 points since 2011 to 42.7%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 51.3%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 8.6%.
42.7% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for workers here at 12.2%, followed closely by retail trade at 11.4% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 16.5%, while machinery operators and drivers (14.5%) and labourers (14.1%) also make up large shares of the local 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 Cabramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10012/cabramatta/topic/employment