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Carabost · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Carabost

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

More than half of the workforce in Carabost is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This is a small but active community where full-time employment is far more common than in the rest of the state. Most workers hold stable roles, contributing to a local unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Carabost, Suburb / Locality

Where Carabost sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carabost — lower than 99% of areas.

Carabost0.0%
2650, NSW 4.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is very high here at 78.1%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. While 57.1% of adults are working or looking for work—which is well below the national figure—the unemployment rate is 0.0%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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57.1% —

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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78.1% —

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 53.1% of people. Other common sectors include public administration, safety, health care, and social assistance, each employing 15.6% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Carabost, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 49%, followed by Public administration & safety (14%) and Health care & social assistance (14%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 53.1% Public administration & safety 15.6% Health care & social assistance 15.6% Manufacturing 12.5% Education & training 12.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%, followed by professionals at 15.6%. Labourers account for 12.5% of roles, while technicians and trades people make up 9.4%.

Occupations people work in

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In Carabost, the largest group is Managers at 43%, followed by Professionals (24%) and Labourers (19%).

Managers 28.1% Professionals 15.6% Labourers 12.5% Technicians & trades 9.4%

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 Carabost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10804/carabost/topic/employment