4.5% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karnup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karnup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of residents in Karnup are active in the workforce, with 70.4% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most of those employed work full-time, though the area's unemployment rate of 4.5% is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the typical employment pattern is full-time for 59.1% of the population. This full-time rate is a little below the Western Australian figure of 60.2%.
70.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 12.2%. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 11.8%, while retail trade accounts for 9.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.8%, with managers, clerical staff, and professionals each accounting for around 11% 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 Karnup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50731/karnup/topic/employment