5.3% ▼ -54.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karuah · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Karuah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Karuah, where 18% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces a notable challenge with employment, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011, and the current rate of 53.2% is well below the New South Wales average.
40.6% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, the largest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 11%, and retail trade at 9.1%. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18%. Labourers are also common at 16.9%, followed by people in community and personal service roles at 14.7%.
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 Karuah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115091/karuah/topic/employment