5.3% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carrington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carrington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working residents defines the workforce in Carrington, where 67.2% of adults are employed or seeking a job. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While most of the area is active in the workforce, the local unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
67.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in five people here works in health care and social assistance, the most common industry. Other notable sectors include professional and technical services at 8.9% and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.7%, followed by managers at 14.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 13.0% of the local workforce.
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 Carrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10829/carrington/topic/employment