7.6% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Casula · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Casula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Casula than in most similar areas. Only 51.8% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 7.6% is much higher than most other places. This highlights a local job market that struggles compared to state and national trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 53.6%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
51.8% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
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 for local workers at 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.8%. Other significant sectors include manufacturing and transport and warehousing, each employing 8.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.3%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 12.1% 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 Casula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10851/casula/topic/employment