5.1% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karumba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karumba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Labourers make up the biggest workforce group in Karumba, where 24.4% of workers fall into this category. The town has a diverse job market, with nearly one in five people working in accommodation and food services. However, fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
52.8% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are accommodation and food (18.2%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (13.8%). Retail trade (10.7%), transport and warehousing (9.3%), and mining (6.7%) also employ a notable share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond labourers, the most common roles are clerical and administrative jobs at 12.9%. Managers, technicians, and tradespeople each make up 12.0% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 10.2%.
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 Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31492/karumba/topic/employment