3.8% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caulfield South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caulfield South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles are the most common way to earn a living in Caulfield South, where 15.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This is a high-earning area with a strong workforce, as more adults are working or looking for work than in most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Unemployment is a little below the national rate at 3.8%, and 59.2% of the workforce is employed full-time.
65.9% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by professional and technical services at 15.4%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.8%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the workforce at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.4%, followed by managers at 20.3%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative workers at 11.5% and community and personal service workers at 8.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Caulfield South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Caulfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20524/caulfield-south/topic/employment