3.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kiama Downs - Minnamurra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Kiama Downs - Minnamurra than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is much lower than the national figure, the overall share of adults working or looking for work has fallen over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure at 53.6%, and has fallen 4.8 points since 2011. Only 59.0% of adults are working or looking for work, though the unemployment rate is a very low 3.3%.
59.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 53.6%
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 15.3%, followed by education and training at 13.5% and construction at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.1%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 16.4% 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 Downs - Minnamurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031139/kiama-downs-minnamurra/topic/employment