8.0% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kingsbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for those working in Kingsbury, employing 14.5% of the local workforce. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most other areas, the local unemployment rate is much higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An unemployment rate of 8.0% is well above the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Full-time work is much less common than in most areas, with 54.3% of people employed full-time, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
63.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 14.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.3% and education and training at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, accounting for 25.9% of workers. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative staff at 13.1% and managers at 12.7%.
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 Kingsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021205/kingsbury/topic/employment