9.3% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Camden Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Camden Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Camden Head than in previous years. Only 40% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This shift is mirrored by a high unemployment rate of 9.3%, which is well above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 40% of adults are working or looking for work, placing Camden Head among the lowest areas for workforce participation. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure, with only 48.1% of the workforce in full-time roles.
40.0% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.1% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 36.5%, followed by education and training at 13.5%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and professional services both account for 9.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 44.2%. Community and personal service workers follow at 19.2%, while managers account for 17.3% 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 Camden Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10770/camden-head/topic/employment