12.0% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Campbellfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Campbellfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 12% unemployment rate marks Campbellfield as having one of the highest jobless rates among similar areas. Only 41.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local job market that struggles compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian average, at 41.3%. This is reflected in the low rate of full-time employment, which at 54.1% is well below the national figure.
41.3% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade and construction are the biggest employers here, each accounting for about 12% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 9.7%, with transport, warehousing and manufacturing also playing key roles.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group at 19.2%. Labourers are also common at 13.6%, while clerical roles and machinery operators each account for 12.3% of the local workforce.
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 Campbellfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20455/campbellfield/topic/employment