3.6% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carlton North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carlton North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working adults defines Carlton North, where 75.7% of people are employed or seeking work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is marked by a strong professional workforce and a high rate of full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is very common here, with 75.7% of adults active in the labour force, far above the 62.4% seen across Victoria. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.4%, while the 3.6% unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average.
75.7% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 19.6%. Other major industries include health care and social assistance at 12.5%, and education and training at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the workforce are professionals (48.7%), which is consistent with the high number of people working in professional and technical industries. Managers make up another 15.2% 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 Carlton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20496/carlton-north/topic/employment