2.7% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calala · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Calala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Calala than in most similar areas. A huge 65.3% of residents have full-time jobs, which is well above the national figure. This strong employment trend is paired with a low unemployment rate of just 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 65.6% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The 2.7% unemployment rate is a little below both the state and national figures.
65.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
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 16.3%, followed by education and training at 14.0% and retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 20.8%. Other significant groups include technicians and trades at 14.9% and community and personal service workers at 13.7%.
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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10747/calala/topic/employment