4.4% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karabar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karabar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of full-time roles defines the workforce in Karabar, where 67.7% of workers have these positions. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%, marking the area as a place where stable, full-time employment is much more common than in most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 65.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
65.4% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 22.5%, followed by construction at 14.3%. Other main industries include health care and social assistance at 9.9%, and retail trade at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 17.4%. This is closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.9% and professionals at 16.5%.
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 Karabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12079/karabar/topic/employment