2.8% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Karratha · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Karratha
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of the population is working or looking for work in Karratha compared to the rest of the country. This active workforce is marked by very high full-time employment and a low unemployment rate of 2.8%. These figures highlight a strong, stable job market that outperforms both state and national trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 73% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is still very high at 71.6% compared to the national average, this figure has fallen 6.8 points since 2011.
72.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 78.4%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 20.4% of the workforce. Other major employers include construction at 11.4%, and education and training at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common occupations at 24.8%. Professionals make up 15.2% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 11.5%.
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL513003/karratha/topic/employment