3.2% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calwell · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Calwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the main employer for 29.3% of the workforce in Calwell. The area has a very strong employment record, with 71.1% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Most adults here are in the workforce, and 65.4% have full-time jobs, which is well above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
71.1% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly 30% of the community works in public administration and safety. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.2% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22.9%. Clerical and administrative staff make up another 19.0% of the workforce, followed by managers at 15.4%.
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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80029/calwell/topic/employment