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Cue · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Cue

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A striking 68.2% of the workforce in Cue is employed full-time, which is well above the national figure. While many people here hold steady full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work has fallen sharply since 2011.

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📍 Cue, Urban Centre

Where Cue sits — Unemployment rate

6.5% ▲ +12.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cue — higher than 72% of areas.

Cue6.5%
6640, WA 2.6%
Western Australia 5.1%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 35.4%, falling 31 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is a little above the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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6.5% ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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35.4% ▼ -47.0%

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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68.2% ▲ +15.6%

Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers here at 27.3%, followed by education and training at 20.5% and accommodation and food at 18.2%.

Industries people work in

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In Cue, the largest group is Public administration & safety at 31%, followed by Education & training (23%) and Accommodation & food (21%).

Public administration & safety 27.3% Education & training 20.5% Accommodation & food 18.2% Mining 13.6% Administrative & support 9.1%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 29.5%. Other common roles include community and personal service, machinery operators, and labourers, each accounting for 13.6% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Cue, the largest group is Managers at 29%, followed by Community & personal service (13%) and Machinery operators & drivers (13%).

Managers 29.5% Community & personal service 13.6% Machinery operators & drivers 13.6% Labourers 13.6% Professionals 11.4% Technicians & trades 6.8% Clerical & administrative 6.8% Sales workers 6.8%

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 Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522018/cue/topic/employment