4.3% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caulfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caulfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About the same as the national figure, 61.6% of adults in Caulfield are working or looking for work. The area has a professional workforce, with nearly 38% of residents working in professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most areas, though this is about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Full-time employment sits at 57.9%, slightly below the state's 59.2%.
61.6% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance and professional and technical services are the top industries, both employing 14.8% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.9%, followed by managers at 17.4%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 12.1% of the local 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 Caulfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20521/caulfield/topic/employment