4.3% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kariong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kariong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Kariong, where 16.8% of workers are in this field. This is a place where a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, though full-time employment has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A very high 69.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment fell by 7.8 percentage points since 2011 to 55.7%, a rate well below the national figure.
69.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and retail trade are both common industries here, with 10.9% of the workforce in each. Other notable sectors include accommodation and food services at 6.9% and education and training at 6.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 16.3%, and clerical and administrative staff at 14.4%.
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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011033/kariong/topic/employment