4.6% ▼ -76.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Camooweal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Camooweal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is the norm for those employed in Camooweal, with 78.2% of workers in permanent roles. While the area has a strong core of full-time jobs, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
57.8% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.2% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 78.2%
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 00.0% of the workforce. Other common jobs are in accommodation and food, and education and training, which both employ 10.9% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.5%, followed by managers at 21.8% and technicians and trades at 20.0%. Machinery operators and drivers also account for 10.9% 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 Camooweal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30502/camooweal/topic/employment