5.8% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kempsey Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kempsey Surrounds
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 49.7% of adults in Kempsey Surrounds are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This low level of employment is a defining feature of the area, where full-time work is also much less common than in most other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer than half of adults are in the workforce, and full-time employment at 50.4% is well below the New South Wales figure. While the unemployment rate is 5.8%, this is about the same as the state and national figures.
49.7% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.5%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.5%, with managers, labourers, and community service workers all following closely at around 15% each.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021156/kempsey-surrounds/topic/employment