0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carrolup · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Carrolup compared to the rest of the country. This small community has a remarkably strong employment rate, with 85.4% of adults active in the workforce and no own reported unemployment.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 71.4%, which is far above the national figure of 58.9%. This high level of activity is reflected in an unemployment rate of 0.0%, well below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
85.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 65.7% of the workforce. Other roles are split equally between manufacturing, wholesale trade, and education and training at 8.6% each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most people here work as managers, accounting for 62.9% of all occupations. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 14.3%, while professionals and clerical staff each represent 8.6% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Carrolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50270/carrolup/topic/employment