3.9% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Caversham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Caversham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Caversham than in most other areas. This workforce is strongly skewed toward full-time roles, which are much more common here than across the state or nation. These trends highlight a highly active local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average at 63.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.9% is a little below the state and national figures.
72.7% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by construction at 8.9% and retail trade at 8.8%. Other notable sectors include mining at 7.1% and education and training at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%, with technicians and trades people following at 16.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.3%, while community and personal service workers make up 12.1% and managers 10.7%.
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 Caversham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50277/caversham/topic/employment