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Camden South · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Camden South

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

Construction is the most common industry for workers in Camden South, where 14.4% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a highly active area for employment, with 64.3% of adults working or looking for work. This figure is well above both the New South Wales and national rates.

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📍 Camden South, Suburb / Locality

Where Camden South sits — Unemployment rate

2.9% ▼ -21.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Camden South — lower than 58% of areas.

Camden South2.9%
2570, NSW 3.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, and the unemployment rate of 2.9% is a little below the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, which is about the same as the state and Australian averages.

Unemployment rate

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2.9% ▼ -21.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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64.3% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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58.2% ▼ -9.3%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond construction, the local workforce is heavily concentrated in health care and social assistance (13.3%) and education and training (13.2%). Public administration and safety and retail trade each employ between 7% and 8% of residents.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.5%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.8%. Clerical and administrative work accounts for 14.4% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Camden South — Professionals leads at 22%, ahead of Technicians & trades (16%) and Clerical & administrative (15%).

Professionals 21.5% Technicians & trades 15.8% Clerical & administrative 14.4% Community & personal service 12.6% Managers 11.3% Sales workers 8.1% Machinery operators & drivers 7.7% Labourers 7.0%

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 Camden South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10772/camden-south/topic/employment