3.9% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adamstown - Kotara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Adamstown - Kotara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five people in Adamstown - Kotara work in health care and social assistance, the area's most common industry. This is a hardworking community where 68.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work has risen 4.7 points since 2011 to reach 68.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Unemployment is low at 3.9%, a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
68.1% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 19.1%, followed by education and training at 11.4%. Other common sectors include construction, professional services, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 31.3%. Managers, office staff, and technicians or trades people each account for about 12% 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 Adamstown - Kotara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031222/adamstown-kotara/topic/employment