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Horsley - Kembla Grange · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Horsley - Kembla Grange

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Horsley - Kembla Grange than in most other areas. This strong workforce is backed by an unemployment rate of just 3.4%, which is much lower than the figures seen across most of Australia.

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📍 Horsley - Kembla Grange, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Horsley - Kembla Grange sits — Unemployment rate

3.4% ▼ -23.0%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Horsley - Kembla Grange — lower than 83% of areas.

Horsley - Kembla Grange3.4%
2530, NSW 4.3%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 70.2% of adults are in the workforce, a figure well above the national level. While full-time employment fell 5.4 points since 2011 to 57.7%, the unemployment rate also fell to 3.4%, which is a little below the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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3.4% ▼ -23.0%

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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70.2% ▲ +2.0%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.7% ▼ -8.6%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 18.8%. Other common industries include construction and retail trade, both at 9.3%, and education and training at 8.9%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades and clerical and administrative workers, who both account for 15.7% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Horsley - Kembla Grange splits fairly evenly between Professionals (19%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Clerical & administrative at 16%.

Professionals 18.9% Technicians & trades 15.7% Clerical & administrative 15.7% Community & personal service 13.0% Managers 10.1% Sales workers 8.6% Labourers 8.4% Machinery operators & drivers 7.8%

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 Horsley - Kembla Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011132/horsley-kembla-grange/topic/employment