3.7% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karridale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karridale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer full-time roles are found in Karridale than in the rest of the country, with only 47.8% of the workforce in such positions. Despite this, the area has a very active workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 70.3% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is far below the state average. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
70.3% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry here, employing 20.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include education and training at 10%, and construction at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Labourers follow at 17.8%, with technicians and trades accounting for 16.1% of local roles.
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 Karridale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50739/karridale/topic/employment