1.9% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Horsley Park - Kemps Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Horsley Park - Kemps Creek than in 2011, with the share of full-time employees falling 13 percentage points over the decade. Despite this shift, the area has a very low unemployment rate of 1.9%, which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, at 50.2%.
52.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.2% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in Construction, which accounts for 19.5% of jobs, followed by Manufacturing at 8.2% and Retail trade at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and Clerical workers are the most common roles, making up 19.2% and 19.1% of occupations respectively, while Professionals account for 15.9%.
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 Horsley Park - Kemps Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021518/horsley-park-kemps-creek/topic/employment