5.3% ▼ -34.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Callala Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Callala Bay
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 Callala Bay compared to most similar areas. Only 49.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a unique employment landscape where a smaller proportion of the population is active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales figure at 54.5%, while the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
49.8% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 54.5%
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 16.4%. Public administration and safety follows at 14.4%, with construction and retail trade also making up over 10% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.0%, while community and personal service workers account for 15.3% of the local workforce.
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 Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10756/callala-bay/topic/employment