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Carstairs · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Carstairs

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A full-time working culture defines Carstairs, where 68% of the workforce is in permanent full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The local job market is exceptionally tight, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Carstairs, Suburb / Locality

Where Carstairs sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carstairs — lower than 99% of areas.

Carstairs0.0%
4806, QLD 3.9%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Full-time employment is much higher than in most similar areas, sitting 9.1 percentage points above the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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61.0% —

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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68.0% —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 38% of workers. Education and training follows at 26%, while manufacturing accounts for 14% of the workforce.

Industries people work in

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In Carstairs, the largest group is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 36%, followed by Education & training (25%) and Manufacturing (13%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 38.0% Education & training 26.0% Manufacturing 14.0% Professional & technical 8.0% Other services 8.0% Construction 6.0% Retail trade 6.0%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers, at 28% and 26% respectively. Technicians and trades people follow at 24%, with sales workers and machinery operators each accounting for 10%.

Occupations people work in

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Carstairs splits fairly evenly between Managers (25%) and Professionals (24%), with Technicians & trades at 22%.

Managers 28.0% Professionals 26.0% Technicians & trades 24.0% Sales workers 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers 10.0% Clerical & administrative 6.0% Labourers 6.0%

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 Carstairs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30554/carstairs/topic/employment