3.8% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Castlemaine · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Castlemaine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Castlemaine compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. This suggests a significant portion of the local adult population is not engaged in paid employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the national figure, full-time employment is very low. Only 45.8% of people have full-time jobs, which is far below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
44.2% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.8% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy relies heavily on the care sector, with health care and social assistance employing 16.7% of the workforce. Education and training follows at 12%, while retail trade and manufacturing both sit around 9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Castlemaine at 33.6%. Managers account for 12.4%, while community and personal service workers and technicians and trades each make up about 11% of the 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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20516/castlemaine/topic/employment