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+).
Cartmeticup · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Cartmeticup than in most similar areas. The local workforce is exceptionally active, with 85.7% of adults participating in the labour force. This high engagement is reflected in a local unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is very strong here, with 80.6% of people working full-time. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 60.2% and the national figure of 58.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
85.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
80.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with 83.3% of people working in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers are in leadership roles, with managers making up 69.4% of jobs. Labourers account for 19.4%, while machinery operators and drivers make up 8.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cartmeticup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50271/cartmeticup/topic/employment