4.2% ▲ +95.0%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karoonda East Murray · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Karoonda East Murray
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, with 64.2% of the workforce in permanent roles. Karoonda East Murray is a rural hub where over half of the workers are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While full-time work is common, only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is a little below the South Australian figure.
53.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 51.4% of the workforce. Other common roles are in health care and social assistance at 9.1% and education and training at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 41.2%. Labourers are the second most common occupation at 13.7%, followed by community and personal service workers at 10.5%.
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 Karoonda East Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43080/karoonda-east-murray/topic/employment