3.9% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kiama · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kiama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller share of adults are working or looking for work in Kiama compared to the rest of the country. Only half of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This shift has grown over time, with the number of working adults falling by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is low at 3.9%, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. However, full-time employment is well below the state average, falling to 54.1% in 2021.
50.0% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed by education and training at 12.7% and construction at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 30.3% of workers, while managers make up 15.8% of the local workforce.
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031138/kiama/topic/employment