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Port Kembla - Warrawong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Port Kembla - Warrawong

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

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Port Kembla - Warrawong, where 17.8% of employees work in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical resident far less likely to be working or looking for work than those in the rest of the country.

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📍 Port Kembla - Warrawong, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Port Kembla - Warrawong sits — Unemployment rate

7.3% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Kembla - Warrawong — higher than 87% of areas.

Port Kembla - Warrawong7.3%
2505, NSW 5.8%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 45.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate fell to 7.3% since 2016, it remains a little above the Australian average of 5.1%.

Unemployment rate

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7.3% —

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

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

Labour-force participation

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45.3% —

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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51.9% —

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health care, the most common industries for locals are retail trade at 10.5% and construction at 9.3%. Education and training (7.7%) and manufacturing (7.1%) also employ a notable slice of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The local workforce is split across a variety of roles, with professionals (16.2%) and labourers (15.9%) being the most common. Technicians and trades workers make up 14.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 13.6%.

Occupations people work in

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Port Kembla - Warrawong splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Labourers (16%), with Technicians & trades at 15%.

Professionals 16.2% Labourers 15.9% Technicians & trades 14.9% Community & personal service 13.6% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Managers 8.8% Sales workers 8.7% Machinery operators & drivers 8.5%

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 Port Kembla - Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011546/port-kembla-warrawong/topic/employment