9.6% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Campsie - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Campsie - South and the rest of the country, where only 44.4% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The area struggles with a high unemployment rate of 9.6%, which is well above the Australian average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Few residents have secure work, with full-time employment at 43.2%, far below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This helps explain why the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 9.6%.
9.6% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
44.4% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.2% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 18.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, though labourers (16.5%) and community and personal service workers (16.2%) are also very common.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Campsie - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021660/campsie-south/topic/employment