8.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karangi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karangi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Karangi, where 21.6% of the local workforce is employed in the sector. While most adults here are in the workforce, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 8.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 58.7%. However, the unemployment rate is 8.0%, which is well above the state figure of 4.9%.
61.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from construction, nearly one in five people work in health care and social assistance (19.1%). Other common industries include retail trade at 9.5% and public administration and safety at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 18.7% and professionals at 18.3%. Clerical and administrative positions make up 14.5% of the local workforce.
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 Karangi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12080/karangi/topic/employment