5.0% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carina Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carina Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 70% of adults in Carina Heights are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This workforce is mostly employed in full-time roles, making it a highly active professional hub within the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much higher than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 60.9%, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 59%, while the unemployment rate is 5.0%.
70.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.8%, followed by education and training at 10.7% and professional and technical services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are common here, making up 31.3% of jobs. Other significant roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.9% and managers at 13.9%.
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 Carina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30539/carina-heights/topic/employment