4.4% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carindale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Carindale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Carindale are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While about 64.6% of adults are in the labour force, the proportion of those employed full-time has dipped slightly since 2011 to 59.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Overall, 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Australian average of 61.1%.
64.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 59.2%
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 15.5%. Other common industries include professional and technical services and education and training, both at 11.1%, followed by retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One third of the local workforce are professionals, making it the most common occupation at 33.5%. This is followed by managers at 16.7% and clerical or administrative workers at 14.1%.
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 Carindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303011051/carindale/topic/employment