8.6% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kempsey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kempsey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working full-time in Kempsey than in 2011, and the area now faces a tough job market. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.6%, it remains well above the national figure of 5.1%. This reflects a broader trend where fewer adults in the area are working or looking for work compared to most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011 and is now well below the state average.
43.4% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 52.5%
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 21.5%, followed by retail trade at 12.9% and education and training at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common at 19.5%. Professionals, labourers, and technicians and trades workers also make up large shares 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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021155/kempsey/topic/employment