7.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaroobie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kangaroobie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 78.4% of the workforce in Kangaroobie are employed full-time, which is far above the national figure. This sparsely populated area sees a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other places. While employment is high, the unemployment rate is also much higher than in similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 73.1% of the population, far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, the 7.9% unemployment rate is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
73.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 90.9%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
78.4% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Kangaroobie is spread across several sectors, with the largest group in agriculture, forestry and fishing at 24.3%. Professional and technical services and health care and social assistance both account for 13.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 32.4%, followed by professionals at 27%. Other roles include clerical and administrative workers and sales workers, who each make up 10.8% of the 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 Kangaroobie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12070/kangaroobie/topic/employment