2.7% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carroll · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carroll
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 29% of workers in Carroll are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the area's dominant industry. The local workforce is strong, with a very high number of people working full-time and an unemployment rate that is lower than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 63.4% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%, and 62.9% of the community hold full-time jobs.
63.4% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest employer at 28.7%, followed by mining at 11.2% and health care and social assistance at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest occupational group at 22.4%, while labourers (16.1%) and technicians and trades (15.4%) also represent significant portions of the 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 Carroll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10831/carroll/topic/employment