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Carapooee West · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Carapooee West

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

Just over half of adults in Carapooee West are working or looking for work. This 51.9% figure is far below the state and national rates, marking it as an area where few people are active in the workforce.

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📍 Carapooee West, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is far below the Victorian rate of 62.4% and well below the national figure of 61.1%.

Labour-force participation

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51.9% —

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Construction at 29%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (29%).

Industries people work in

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Carapooee West splits fairly evenly between Construction (36%) and Health care & social assistance (36%), with Manufacturing at 27%.

Construction 28.6% Health care & social assistance 28.6% Manufacturing 21.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Clerical & administrative at 43%, ahead of Managers (21%).

Occupations people work in

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In Carapooee West, the largest group is Clerical & administrative at 50%, followed by Managers (25%) and Community & personal service (25%).

Clerical & administrative 42.9% Managers 21.4% Community & personal service 21.4%

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 Carapooee West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20482/carapooee-west/topic/employment