6.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cecil Plains · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cecil Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Cecil Plains, with over 20% of the workforce in this sector. While full-time employment has risen since 2011, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 6.8%, which is much higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen 14 points since 2011 to 53.6%, a figure well below the national average. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
53.6% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry at 20.8%, followed by education and training at 14.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are machinery operators and drivers, while 20.8% work as labourers. Managers, technicians and trades people also make up a significant part 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 Cecil Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322026/cecil-plains/topic/employment