8.0% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cardwell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cardwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 23 points separates the share of adults working or looking for work in Cardwell from the national figure. Only 37.9% of adults are in the labour force, and the number of full-time workers has fallen significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.0%, which is a little above the state and national figures and has risen since 2011. Full-time employment is far below the national average at 48.7%, falling 12 points over the last decade.
37.9% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.7% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.2%, followed by accommodation and food at 11.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade both account for 11.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 18.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.7%, labourers at 14.2%, and sales workers at 12.9%.
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 Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315014/cardwell/topic/employment