Casterton · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Casterton

Name: Jobs & Industry in Casterton — 2021 Census
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Only 41.2% of adults in Casterton are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a community with a high number of people who are retired or not in the workforce. While few are employed, the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Casterton, Urban Centre

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the state and national figures at 54.2%, and this has fallen slightly since 2011. The number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly by 12 percentage points over the last decade.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 23.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.3%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 8.8%.

Industries people work in

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In Casterton, the largest group is Health care & social assistance at 25%, followed by Agriculture, forestry & fishing (13%) and Retail trade (11%).

Health care & social assistance 23.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 12.3% Retail trade 10.3% Education & training 8.8% Public administration & safety 7.5% Accommodation & food 4.9% Transport & warehousing 4.9% Construction 4.7% Wholesale trade 4.1% Other services 3.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Community and personal service workers make up 18.9% of the local workforce, with labourers following at 17.0%. Professionals account for 13.5% of roles, while managers and technicians and trades each make up around 11%.

Occupations people work in

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Casterton splits fairly evenly between Community & personal service (19%) and Labourers (17%), with Professionals at 14%.

Community & personal service 18.9% Labourers 17.0% Professionals 13.5% Managers 11.0% Technicians & trades 10.8% Machinery operators & drivers 9.9% Sales workers 9.5% Clerical & administrative 7.5%

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 Casterton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215020/casterton/topic/employment

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