5.3% ▲ +373.7%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carnamah · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Carnamah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A quarter of the workforce in Carnamah is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While full-time work is common here, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas at 66.7%, well above the national figure of 58.9%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is well below the state average at 56.0%, and unemployment rose to 5.3% since 2011.
56.0% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 25.0%. Other main employers include public administration and safety at 9.9%, followed by education and training at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.4%. This is followed by labourers at 16.3% and technicians and trades at 12.3%.
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 Carnamah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51470/carnamah/topic/employment