5.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaroo Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kangaroo Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Kangaroo Point than in most similar areas. This active workforce is marked by a high proportion of full-time roles, with 64% of the population employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 71.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is well above the state average, it has fallen 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
71.9% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with professional and technical services and health care and social assistance both making up 14.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 34.6%, followed by managers at 15.8% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.8%.
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 Kangaroo Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011108/kangaroo-point/topic/employment