8.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carrajung Lower · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carrajung Lower
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.9% is a striking feature of Carrajung Lower, which is well above the national figure. This is a place where few people are in the workforce, and those who are employed are far less likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also far below the Victorian average, sitting at just 43.8%.
50.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
43.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with retail trade and health care and social assistance both accounting for 18.8% of jobs. Agriculture, forestry and fishing follow closely at 16.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 20.8%. Managers and community and personal service workers both represent 18.8% 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 Carrajung Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20503/carrajung-lower/topic/employment