2.7% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Castella · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Castella
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults defines the daily life of Castella, where 67.3% are either employed or seeking a job. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While many are active in the workforce, full-time roles are much less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a low 2.7%, which is a little below the 5.1% national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the Victorian average, with only 49.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
67.3% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.3% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 19.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.9% and manufacturing at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%. Managers and professionals also feature strongly, accounting for 18.3% and 17.6% of the local workforce respectively.
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 Castella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20512/castella/topic/employment