6.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caerleon · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Caerleon than in most similar areas. While 64.6% of adults are active in the labour force, this is offset by an unemployment rate of 6.1%, which is much higher than most areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher number of people are employed full-time here (61.0%) compared to the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the local unemployment rate is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
6.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.6% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.3%, followed by retail trade at 15.9% and mining at 14.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 22.0%, with machinery operators and drivers making up another 17.1% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Caerleon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10744/caerleon/topic/employment