6.2% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingswood - Werrington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kingswood - Werrington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Kingswood - Werrington, where 17% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This area has a higher proportion of full-time workers than most similar places, though the unemployment rate remains much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While 60% of workers are in full-time roles, the unemployment rate of 6.2% is still a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
61.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the leading industry for local workers at 17%, followed by retail trade at 10% and construction at 8.9%. Transport and warehousing and education and training also employ significant numbers of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here at 19.4%, with clerical and administrative work following at 15.3%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers, community and personal service workers, and technicians and trades.
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 Kingswood - Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031462/kingswood-werrington/topic/employment