5.4% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carrara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carrara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer in Carrara, where 13.8% of the workforce is employed in the sector. While more adults are working or looking for work than the national figure, full-time employment is notably lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. However, full-time work is well below the Queensland average at 55.1%, and the unemployment rate of 5.4% is higher than most areas.
63.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.1% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 13.8%. This is followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents works as a professional. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.1%, clerical and administrative staff at 13.3%, and managers at 13.1%.
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 Carrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30550/carrara/topic/employment