5.7% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calavos · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Calavos
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong tie to the land defines daily life in Calavos, where over a third of workers are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 5.7% is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 59.4%, nearly identical to the state and national averages.
63.1% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 35% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follows at 18.3%, while construction accounts for 15%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%, followed by managers at 20.6%. Technicians and trades people account for 12.8% 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 Calavos [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30481/calavos/topic/employment