3.0% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cronulla · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Cronulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high 65.8% of adults in Cronulla are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While the unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas at just 3.0%, the share of full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the share of people employed full-time has dropped 7.2 points since 2011 to 57.0%.
65.8% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 12.6%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.9%. Professional and technical services make up 9.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 26.6% and 18.8% of the local workforce respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.0%.
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 Cronulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10023/cronulla/topic/employment