6.3% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caroline Springs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caroline Springs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Caroline Springs, where 13.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other regions. This active workforce is balanced by an unemployment rate of 6.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 68.9%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure, though the unemployment rate of 6.3% is a little above both Victoria and Australia.
68.9% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 13.1%. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.6%, construction at 10.2%, and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents, making up 21.5% of the workforce. This is followed by clerical and administrative workers at 14.4%, while managers and technicians or trades people each account for around 12%.
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 Caroline Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20500/caroline-springs/topic/employment