7.6% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carey Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carey Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Job opportunities in Carey Park are marked by a high unemployment rate of 7.6%, which is a little above the state and national figures. This is a place where fewer adults are in the workforce compared to most other areas. Many residents find work in health care, retail, and construction.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Western Australian average. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, with 56.1% of the workforce in full-time roles.
52.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 16%, followed by retail trade at 12.1% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely made up of labourers (21.4%) and technicians or tradespeople (17.4%), while 14.2% work in community and personal service.
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 Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50261/carey-park/topic/employment