3.6% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaroo Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kangaroo Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer on Kangaroo Island, where 21.2% of workers are in these fields. While unemployment is much lower than in most other areas, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 5.6 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 49.2%, though the unemployment rate is a low 3.6%.
57.8% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the strong farming and fishing sector, the biggest industries for locals are accommodation and food (10.7%) and health care and social assistance (9.3%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are managers, making it the most common occupation. Other common roles include labourers at 15.2% and technicians and trades at 12.1%.
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 Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011145/kangaroo-island/topic/employment