Callaghan · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Callaghan

Name: Jobs & Industry in Callaghan — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

An unemployment rate of 18.0% makes Callaghan one of the most challenged areas for work in its group. Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a stark contrast to the rest of the country where employment levels are much higher.

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📍 Callaghan, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Few residents have steady full-time work, with only 0.6% employed full-time, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.0%. This lack of stable work is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is far above the national figure of 5.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is mainly employed in retail trade at 31.8% and accommodation and food services at 24.1%. Other common industries include education and training at 13.2% and health care and social assistance at 9.5%.

Industries people work in

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In Callaghan, the largest group is Retail trade at 33%, followed by Accommodation & food (25%) and Education & training (14%).

Retail trade 31.8% Accommodation & food 24.1% Education & training 13.2% Health care & social assistance 9.5% Arts & recreation 4.7% Public administration & safety 2.4% Professional & technical 2.2% Administrative & support 1.8% Manufacturing 1.2% Other services 1.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 31.2%, followed closely by sales workers at 29.0%. Labourers account for 13.6% of roles, while professionals and clerical workers make up 10.5% and 8.1% respectively.

Occupations people work in

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Callaghan splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (32%) and Sales workers (29%), with Labourers at 14%.

Community & personal service 31.2% Sales workers 29.0% Labourers 13.6% Professionals 10.5% Clerical & administrative 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers 3.4% Managers 1.6% Technicians & trades 1.0%

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 Callaghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10754/callaghan/topic/employment

Callaghan	18.0%
2308, NSW	18.0%
New South Wales	4.9%
Australia	5.1%

Where Callaghan sits — Unemployment rate