7.0% ▲ +71.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karama · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Karama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers in Karama, where 13.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a high number of people working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate is notably higher than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is much higher than most areas at 65.4%, though the 7.0% unemployment rate is a little above both the Territory and national figures.
63.5% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.4% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance (12.8%) and education and training (10.6%) following closely behind public administration. Retail trade and construction also make up significant shares at 9.6% and 8.4% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 16.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.1% and clerical and administrative roles at 15.8%. Community and personal service workers (13.6%) and labourers (11.2%) also make up a large part 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 Karama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70143/karama/topic/employment