4.7% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carlingford - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Carlingford - East are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas. About 57.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 58.9%. This mirrors the general trend in the area, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is also lower than in most similar places.
4.7% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
57.3% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services at 12.1% and education and training at 10.4%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.1%. Managers and clerical or administrative workers also represent a large share of the workforce, at 15.3% and 15.1% respectively.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Carlingford - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021711/carlingford-east/topic/employment