4.0% —
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calare · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Calare
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 4.0% defines the job market in Calare, where more people are in full-time work than in most similar areas. While the share of adults working or looking for work is lower than in most areas, the overall job market has strengthened since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.0%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This strong employment rate is consistent with a local unemployment rate that has fallen 2.3 points since 2016 to reach 4.0%.
58.3% —
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% —
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in Calare are health care and social assistance at 15.7%, followed by education and training at 9.3% and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, with technicians and trades following at 15.0%. Managers, community and personal service workers, and clerical staff also represent significant shares 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 Calare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED107/calare/topic/employment