2.7% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carrathool · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Carrathool
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are in the workforce in Carrathool compared to the rest of the state. This region sees 65.7% of adults working or looking for work, with a very high proportion of those in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 70.1%, a trend that has barely changed since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at just 2.7%.
65.7% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 44.3% of the workforce. Other common roles are in health care and social assistance, and education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.1%. This is followed by labourers at 20.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 12.7%.
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 Carrathool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11600/carrathool/topic/employment