1.7% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kapooka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kapooka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 92.5% of adults in Kapooka are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. The area is defined by an overwhelmingly high employment rate and a very low unemployment rate of just 1.7%. This creates a workforce where full-time employment is the norm for most residents.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 72.8% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0% and significantly higher than most similar areas.
92.5% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.6%
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 92.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.8% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.9%
- 2016: 83.4%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry, employing 87.9% of the local workforce. Other sectors like retail trade and arts and recreation make up a very small portion of the economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of workers are in community and personal service roles at 54.8%. Professionals make up another 24.8% of the workforce, while managers account for 9.0%.
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 Kapooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12076/kapooka/topic/employment