2.5% ▼ -65.3%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cordalba · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cordalba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 38.6% of adults in Cordalba are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This represents a significant decline since 2011, although those currently seeking employment face a very low unemployment rate of just 2.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 12 points since 2011 to 48.3%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This trend aligns with a broader drop in the number of adults working or looking for work, which is now much lower than in most other areas.
38.6% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.3% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
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 for local workers at 14.7%. Other significant employers include manufacturing at 10.3%, as well as agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade, which both sit at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 19.8%. Labourers make up 16.4% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 15.5% and sales workers at 12.1%.
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 Cordalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322030/cordalba/topic/employment