2.8% ▼ -63.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carabooda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carabooda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for those employed in Carabooda, where 18.1% of the workforce is in this sector. This is a productive area with 66.8% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce than in most areas, full-time employment is well below the state rate at 54.8%. The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 2.8%.
66.8% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.5%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from farming, the main industries for locals are construction at 11.3%, and both retail trade and health care at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly one in five people work as managers, while professionals and technicians and trades each make up 15.7% of the 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 Carabooda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50255/carabooda/topic/employment