4.2% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
McKellar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in McKellar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 65% of the workforce in McKellar holds a full-time role, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community with high employment stability, although the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. While full-time work is common, the 62.3% of adults working or looking for work is well below the ACT average.
62.3% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer here, accounting for 27.2% of jobs. Professional and technical services follow at 11.4%, with health care and social assistance making up 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%, followed by managers at 19.5%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.7% of the local workforce.
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 McKellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011021/mckellar/topic/employment