4.2% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cedar Vale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cedar Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Cedar Vale compared to the rest of the country. Around 72.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is 12 percentage points above the national figure. This workforce is largely stable, with a strong lean toward full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 64.2%, well above the 58.9% national figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2% since 2011, it remains about the same as the Australian average.
72.8% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in construction, which employs 17.8% of people. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 11.2% and manufacturing at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.3%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 13.6% and community and personal service workers at 11.8%.
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 Cedar Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315016/cedar-vale/topic/employment