4.5% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsgrove - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kingsgrove - North than in most similar areas. Just 52.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate sits at 4.5%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national average, with 52.4% of people working full-time. This matches the broader trend in the area, where the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
4.5% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
52.2% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 10.2% and health care and social assistance at 10.0%. Education and training (9.2%) and professional and technical services (8.6%) also employ a significant share of the population.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.9%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 16.3% and managers at 15.2%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kingsgrove - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021663/kingsgrove-north/topic/employment