35.3% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Caparra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caparra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 35.3% of adults in Caparra are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a workforce that is much smaller than in most other areas. Most of those employed here work in health care, social assistance or agriculture.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Similarly, full-time employment at 40% is far below the state average and among the lowest for similar areas.
40.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 at 40%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 35%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is split evenly between managers and technicians and trades, each at 25%, while professionals make up 20% 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 Caparra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10799/caparra/topic/employment