5.4% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carrara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Carrara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in full-time work in Carrara than they were a decade ago, where the rate fell by 5.9 percentage points since 2011. While 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the area now has a lower share of full-time roles than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is well below the Australian average at 55.1%, while the unemployment rate is 5.4%.
63.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.9%, followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five people here work as professionals. Other common roles include technicians and trades (14.1%), clerical and administrative staff (13.3%), and community and personal service workers (13.1%).
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 Carrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061246/carrara/topic/employment