4.1% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caddens · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Caddens, where 16.9% of employees work in this field. This suburb has a very active workforce, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most other areas. Full-time employment is also notably strong compared to national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This is consistent with a high rate of full-time employment, at 62.4%, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% is slightly below the national average.
4.1% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
67.7% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 16.9%. Other common industries include construction at 9.0%, retail trade at 8.9%, and education and training at 7.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation in Caddens, accounting for 24.5% of workers. Clerical and administrative staff make up 14.7%, followed by managers at 13.7% and community and personal service workers at 10.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Caddens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10741/caddens/topic/employment