5.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Callala Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Callala Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Callala Bay are working or looking for work, at just 48.2%. This is a sharp drop for the area, as the figure fell 24 points since 2011. Most of the local workforce is employed in health care, social assistance, or public administration.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment also fell significantly since 2011, while the unemployment rate of 5.1% remains about the same as the Australian average.
48.2% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 54.6%
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 here at 15.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 14.4%. Other common sectors include retail trade and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.4%, and community and personal service workers at 14.2%.
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 Callala Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115036/callala-bay/topic/employment