3.8% ▼ -42.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carbrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower unemployment rate of 3.8% defines the workforce in Carbrook compared to the state and national figures. Most of the working population is employed full-time, with the area mirroring broader Australian trends in job security and activity.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. Full-time employment sits at 59.7%, while the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
60.8% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 20.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5%. Other notable sectors include retail trade at 8.3% and education and training at 7.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is spread across several roles, with professionals and technicians and trades both sitting at around 17%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 16.5%, while managers and labourers account for 13.1% and 12.7% respectively.
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 Carbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30535/carbrook/topic/employment