6.0% ▲ +554.6%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carnarvon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Carnarvon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people have full-time work in Carnarvon than in most similar areas. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped sharply to 52.2%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the state and national figures at 64.2%, though this is 13 points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
52.2% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 77.3%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 64.2%
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 13.8%. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.4%, public administration and safety at 10.1%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by professionals at 14.5% and technicians and trades at 13.6%. Community and personal service workers and clerical staff each make up 12.7% of occupations, with managers at 12.6%.
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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515006/carnarvon/topic/employment