3.9% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cudgen · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cudgen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in four workers in Cudgen (L) are professionals, making this the most common occupation in the area. While a very high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is lower than most areas and fell 4.9 points since 2011.
68.6% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers are health care and social assistance at 18.0%, followed by education and training at 13.0%. Other main sectors include retail trade, construction and accommodation and food.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 24.8% of the local workforce. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9%, community and personal service workers at 13.3%, and labourers at 13.0%.
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 Cudgen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121027/cudgen/topic/employment