3.8% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karana Downs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karana Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Karana Downs are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This high level of employment is paired with an unemployment rate of 3.8%, which is a little lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.6% of adults here are in the workforce, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, roughly the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
69.6% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 15.3%, and education and training at 12.9%. Construction also makes up a significant share at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common job group at 26.5%. Managers and clerical or administrative workers both account for 14.5% of the 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 Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31486/karana-downs/topic/employment