4.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Catherine Field · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Catherine Field
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for people in Catherine Field, with 15.2% of workers in the sector. While a high 65.7% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below both the state and national rates, sitting at 53.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
65.7% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (12.1%) and retail trade (10.9%) following construction. Transport and warehousing employ 9% of residents, while 6.6% work in manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.8%, clerical and administrative staff at 14.7%, managers at 12.8%, and labourers at 9.7%.
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 Catherine Field [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10855/catherine-field/topic/employment