Cathkin · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Cathkin

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 Cathkin than in most similar areas. Only 46.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is a much lower rate than seen across the rest of the region.

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📍 Cathkin, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 46.7%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4% and the national figure of 61.1%.

46.7%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 85.0%
  • 2021: 46.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Media & telecommunications at 43%, ahead of Construction (29%).

Industries people work in

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In Cathkin, Media & telecommunications is the majority at 60%; Construction is next at 40%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 21%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (21%).

Occupations people work in

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Cathkin splits fairly evenly between Managers (33%) and Clerical & administrative (33%), with Labourers at 33%.

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 Cathkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20519/cathkin/topic/employment