15.7% ▲ +398.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carrajung · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carrajung
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stark unemployment rate of 15.7% defines the local job market in Carrajung. While most working adults find employment in agriculture or administration, the jobless rate is far above the national figure. This creates a challenging economic landscape for the community compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Victorian average. However, unemployment is among the highest for areas of this size, sitting far above the national figure of 5.1%.
61.4% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Carrajung is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and administrative support, with both employing 17.4% of the workforce. Other common roles are in food and accommodation or public safety.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managerial roles are the most common occupation at 23.9%. Technicians, tradespeople and labourers each make up 17.4% of the local workforce, while 13% work as professionals.
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 Carrajung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20502/carrajung/topic/employment