6.3% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Campbelltown · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Campbelltown
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 Campbelltown compared to the national figure, with only 56.3% active in the labour force. This gap is paired with a jobless rate of 6.3%, which is a little above both the state and national figures. Despite this, the unemployment rate has fallen by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little below the national figure at 56.0%, a significant drop of 12 points since 2011. This shift is consistent with the broader trend of fewer local adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
56.3% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and manufacturing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.9%, while 14.9% of the workforce ever-day do clerical and administrative work.
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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12302/campbelltown/topic/employment