4.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carnegie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carnegie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High employment rates define the workforce in Carnegie, where 69% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area has a strong professional tilt, with many residents in high-skilled roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is also well above the Victorian average at 62.7%, while the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
69.0% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 14.3%. Health care and social assistance follow at 13.6%, with education and training accounting for 10.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.3%. Managers are the next most common role at 14.9%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.6%.
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 Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20498/carnegie/topic/employment