5.5% ▼ -55.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Callington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Callington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Callington than in most similar areas. This local workforce is larger than the South Australian and national figures, though a higher than usual number of people are currently unemployed. Full-time work is less common here, with 55.2% of people in this category, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the South Australian average. However, the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
64.0% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.4%, followed closely by retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.6%, while labourers account for 15.9% 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 Callington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40203/callington/topic/employment