4.5% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Casino Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Casino Surrounds than in most other areas. Only 51.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of activity is paired with a shift toward part-time work, as full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 51.7%, and full-time employment has fallen to 55.4%. Despite this, the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
4.5% ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.7% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 20.7% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 15.0%, and manufacturing at 9.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 19.6%, followed by labourers at 16.8%. Technicians and trades workers and community and personal service staff each make up 12.1% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Casino Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021245/casino-surrounds/topic/employment