5.4% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carcoar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carcoar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work in Carcoar is led by a strong presence in farming and healthcare, though fewer adults here are in the workforce than in most other areas. Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.5% of workers are employed full-time, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than in most similar areas.
55.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.5%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 17.9%. Other key sectors include public administration and safety, education, and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.1%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.8% of the local workforce, with clerical and administrative roles making up 13%.
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 Carcoar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10807/carcoar/topic/employment