3.6% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karana Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Karana Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Karana Downs, where 15.5% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very strong connection to the workforce, with 70.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, and the unemployment rate of 3.6% is much lower than most areas. However, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011 to 58.8%.
70.3% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, education and training is a major employer at 12.8%, followed by construction at 9.6% and professional and technical services at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.3%, with managers and clerical or administrative staff also common at 15.2% and 14.2% respectively.
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 Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031290/karana-downs/topic/employment