3.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cambooya · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cambooya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the biggest employment group in Cambooya, representing 18.1% of the workforce. The area has a very strong employment rate, with 67.1% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here, with 62.7% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the Queensland figure of 59.0%. However, this is down 9.4 points from 2011. The local unemployment rate of 3.5% is a little below both state and national levels.
67.1% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 14.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and construction at 10.2%. Education and training and manufacturing also employ a notable share of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of tradespeople, 14.4% of workers are in community and personal service roles and 13.8% are labourers. Clerical and administrative staff and professionals each make up about 11% 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 Cambooya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315013/cambooya/topic/employment