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Kogarah - Rockdale · Sub-region (SA3)

Jobs & Industry in Kogarah - Rockdale

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Kogarah - Rockdale, where 13.7% of the workforce is employed in this field. This professional focus is reflected in the broader community, though fewer people are working full-time now than they were a decade ago.

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📍 Kogarah - Rockdale, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Kogarah - Rockdale sits — Unemployment rate

5.7% ▼ -4.2%

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Kogarah - Rockdale — higher than 72% of areas.

Kogarah - Rockdale5.7%
Greater Sydney 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 58.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment has fallen sharply by 9.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.2%, while the unemployment rate has barely changed at 5.7%.

Unemployment rate

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5.7% ▼ -4.2%

Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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58.8% ▼ -2.0%

Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.2% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance (13.7%) and professional and technical services (10.0%). Other significant sectors include retail trade at 9.6%, construction at 7.7%, and transport and warehousing at 7.2%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation for 27.3% of workers. This is followed by clerical and administrative positions at 14.6%, managers at 13.0%, technicians and trades at 10.8%, and community and personal service workers at 9.6%.

Occupations people work in

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In Kogarah - Rockdale, the largest group is Professionals at 28%, followed by Clerical & administrative (15%) and Managers (13%).

Professionals 27.3% Clerical & administrative 14.6% Managers 13.0% Technicians & trades 10.8% Community & personal service 9.6% Sales workers 8.7% Labourers 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers 5.4%

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 Kogarah - Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11904/kogarah-rockdale/topic/employment