7.2% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Campbelltown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Campbelltown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 7.2% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas for Campbelltown. While many people find work in health and retail, the local job market faces challenges with a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This connects to a local unemployment rate of 7.2%, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
55.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.7%. Manufacturing and education also play significant roles, each employing around 8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 13.8%, while community and personal service workers account for 12.2% of occupations.
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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10779/campbelltown/topic/employment