4.7% —
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsford Smith · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Kingsford Smith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher number of adults are working or looking for work in Kingsford Smith than in most similar areas. While full-time employment fell by 5.3 percentage points since 2016, the overall workforce rate has climbed to 63.6%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of people working or looking for work is 63.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also higher than most areas at 60.8%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7% since 2016.
63.6% —
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% —
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 12.9% of the workforce. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 12.2% and education and training at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common in this area, accounting for 33.3% of workers. Managers make up 16.1% of the workforce, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 12.9%.
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 Kingsford Smith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED122/kingsford-smith/topic/employment