15.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaroo Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kangaroo Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A stark 15% unemployment rate marks Kangaroo Creek as an area where finding work is much harder than in other parts of the state. Only 46% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 10 points above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.6%.
46.0% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and retail trade, with both employing 13.9% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 25%. Professionals and sales workers each account for 11.1% of roles.
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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12067/kangaroo-creek/topic/employment