5.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carlingford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carlingford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job patterns in Carlingford have remained relatively steady over the last decade, with about 58.4% of adults currently working or looking for work. This is a little below the national figure of 61.1%, though it aligns closely with the New South Wales average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 57.8% of residents have full-time jobs, which is about the same as the state figure. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is higher than most similar areas.
58.4% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 15.0%, followed by professional and technical roles at 12.1% and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 35.5% of workers, while 15.0% work in clerical and administrative positions and 14.1% are managers.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10817/carlingford/topic/employment