3.9% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carine (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common occupation in Carine, where nearly a third of the workforce are professionals. The area has a strong employment rate, with a typical unemployment rate of 3.9% that is much lower than in most similar areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. However, full-time employment fell 3.5 points since 2011 to 56.3%, leaving Carine well below the Western Australian average.
3.9% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
64.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are in health care and social assistance at 13.3%, followed by education and training at 12.2% and professional and technical services at 11.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from professionals, managers make up 16.9% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 12.9% of jobs.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Carine (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51304/carine/topic/employment