4.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ku-ring-gai · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Ku-ring-gai
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 41.6% of workers in Ku-ring-gai are professionals, reflecting a highly skilled local workforce. The area has a strong employment rate, with 61.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure slightly above the New South Wales and national averages. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
61.2% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 17.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.2%. Finance and insurance also employ a significant 11.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The professional and manager roles together account for over 60% of all jobs. This is consistent with the high number of people working in professional, technical, and financial industries.
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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/topic/employment