3.1% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kiama Hinterland - Gerringong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kiama Hinterland - Gerringong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Kiama Hinterland - Gerringong are working or looking for work than in 2011. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.1%, the share of people in full-time roles has dropped by 3.6 percentage points over the last decade. This shift reflects a local workforce that is smaller and less likely to be in full-time employment than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of people work full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This is part of a wider trend where the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 57.3%, a little below the New South Wales average.
57.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 construction and education and training, which both account for 12.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%, with managers following at 18.2%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.6% 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 Hinterland - Gerringong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031140/kiama-hinterland-gerringong/topic/employment