6.2% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Carnarvon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in South Carnarvon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.2% marks the job market in South Carnarvon. While the area has a strong proportion of full-time workers, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas. While 60.8% of the workforce are employed full-time, only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%.
55.4% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.3%. Other common industries include retail trade and education and training, both at 9.8%, followed by construction at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are in community and personal service at 15.6%. This is followed by labourers at 14.6% and technicians and trades workers at 13.6%.
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 South Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51365/south-carnarvon/topic/employment