13.6% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Karrakatta · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Karrakatta and the rest of the state, with only 13.6% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the 63.9% seen across Western Australia, marking it as one of the lowest areas for employment activity.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 13.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This level of activity is among the lowest for similar areas.
13.6% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Public administration & safety at 100%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (0%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 0%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Karrakatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50733/karrakatta/topic/employment