4.8% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carramar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carramar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults in Carramar are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. Around 74.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is 14 points above the national figure. This creates a strong employment base for the area, though the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 74.9% of adults are active in the workforce, 59.5% are employed full-time. This full-time rate is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
74.9% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 74.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 59.5%
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 local workers at 14.4%, followed by construction at 12.3%. Other notable sectors include retail trade and education, both at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.7%, and clerical and administrative roles at 14.8%.
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 Carramar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50269/carramar/topic/employment