4.4% ▲ +98.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karoonda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karoonda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of adults are working or looking for work in Karoonda, with only 48.3% of the adult population in the labour force. This is far below both the state and national figures, though full-time work is common for those who are employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the national figure, only 48.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far below the South Australian figure of 60.0%.
48.3% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 40.3% of the workforce. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.5% and retail trade at 6.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.6%. Labourers are the next most common occupation at 15.2%, followed by community and personal service workers at 12.0%.
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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40670/karoonda/topic/employment