5.1% ▲ +79.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Calen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of workers in Calen are machinery operators and drivers, making it the most common occupation in the area. While the local workforce is heavily tied to industry and agriculture, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 55.9%, while the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as Australia's.
51.8% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.4%, followed by education and training at 11.8% and mining at 11.2%. Other significant sectors include administration and support at 9.4% and health care at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up 29.4% of the workforce, with labourers following at 17.1%. Technicians and trades account for 11.2%, while professionals and community service workers each make up 10.6% of the local jobs.
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 Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30484/calen/topic/employment