5.2% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carlingford - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Carlingford - West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Carlingford - West compared to most similar areas. While 59% of adults are in the labour force, unemployment is higher than in most other similar places. This workforce is largely driven by professional roles, with health care and technical services being the most common industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment stands at 57.7%, roughly the same as the New South Wales figure of 58%.
59.0% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.3%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, accounting for 35.6% of jobs. Clerical and administrative work makes up 14.9%, while managers represent 14% of the local workforce.
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 Carlingford - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021712/carlingford-west/topic/employment