6.3% ▲ +308.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Captains Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Captains Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is far more common for residents of Captains Flat than in most other areas. This is a place where a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 65.9%, though the unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than in most similar areas.
64.6% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by public administration and safety, which employs 21.1% of people. Other common industries include construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. This is followed by professionals at 16.4% and clerical or administrative staff at 14.0%.
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 Captains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10803/captains-flat/topic/employment