4.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caulfield North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caulfield North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Caulfield North than in most similar areas, with 65.8% of adults active in the labour force. This high level of activity is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time employment at 57.8% is a little below the national figure, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the rest of the country.
65.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for locals at 16.1%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.8% and education at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 41.4% of jobs, while managers account for another 18.5%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 11.1%.
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20523/caulfield-north/topic/employment