7.6% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Casula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Casula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in full-time work defines the recent shift in Casula, where the share of full-time employees fell by 15 percentage points since 2011. Only 51.8% of adults are now working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend has left the area with a higher unemployment rate than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical resident is less likely to have a full-time job than those in the rest of New South Wales, with only 53.6% employed full-time. This is consistent with a much higher unemployment rate of 7.6%, which sits a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
51.8% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.8%. Other common industries include manufacturing and transport and warehousing, both at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.1%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative workers at 15.3%, and technicians and trades 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 Casula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031522/casula/topic/employment