2.6% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Camperdown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Camperdown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 2.6% of people are unemployed in Camperdown, which is among the lowest rates for areas of this size. While this is a low figure, only 51.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below the national figure. This suggests a community where many adults are not in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 51.4%, which is far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. However, full-time employment rose slightly to 56.3% since the last census, and the unemployment rate fell 1.8 points to 2.6%.
51.4% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 16.2%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.1% and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%. This is followed by labourers at 14.6% and technicians and trades workers at 14.5%.
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 Camperdown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031471/camperdown/topic/employment