6.1% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carlton River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carlton River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Carlton River than in most similar areas. This is a community where only 57.1% of adults are in the labour force, with a high unemployment rate of 6.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also low at 52.3%, sitting well below the national figure of 58.9%.
57.1% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.5%, followed closely by construction at 12.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are spread evenly across several types, with professionals and labourers both making up 15.5% of the workforce.
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 Carlton River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60100/carlton-river/topic/employment