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Jobs & Industry in Capel Sound

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A small number of adults are working or looking for work in Capel Sound, with only 37.3% of the adult population in the labour force. This is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%, reflecting a community where few residents are employed in traditional roles.

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📍 Capel Sound, Suburb / Locality

Where Capel Sound sits — Unemployment rate

4.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Capel Sound — higher than 66% of areas.

Capel Sound4.8%
3940, VIC 4.8%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is far below the state rate at 49.0%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.1%, followed by construction at 13.0% and retail trade at 12.3%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.2%, with community and personal service workers at 14.7% and labourers at 13.7%.

Occupations people work in

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Capel Sound splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (20%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Labourers at 14%.

Technicians & trades 19.2% Community & personal service 14.7% Labourers 13.7% Professionals 13.4% Managers 10.6% Sales workers 10.1% Clerical & administrative 9.6% Machinery operators & drivers 5.9%

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 Capel Sound [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20476/capel-sound/topic/employment