2.8% ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Calala · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Calala
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Calala than in 2011, though employment remains strong. The area is defined by a high proportion of full-time workers, with 65.8% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A high 67.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is very low at 2.8%, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
67.9% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.8% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 65.8%
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 workers here at 16.7%, followed by education and training at 13.2%. Retail trade also employs a significant 11.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.6%. Technicians and trades make up 15.0% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 14.0%.
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 Calala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115035/calala/topic/employment