8.2% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cunjurong Point - Manyana · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cunjurong Point - Manyana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Cunjurong Point - Manyana compared to the rest of the state. Only 45.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is 13 points below the New South Wales figure. This gap is coupled with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.2%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time work is also less common here than in other areas; the share of full-time employees fell nearly 10 points since 2011 to reach 50.7%.
45.4% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.7% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and Health care & social assistance are the biggest employers, making up 16.7% and 16.3% of the workforce respectively. Education and training also employs a notable 13.9% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 18.4%, and community and personal service workers at 15.3%.
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 Cunjurong Point - Manyana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121028/cunjurong-point-manyana/topic/employment