3.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kearns · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kearns
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are active in the workforce in Kearns than in most similar areas, with 67.2% of adults working or looking for work. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While most adults are active in the job market, full-time employment is a little below the state and national figures at 56.4%.
67.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by health care and social assistance at 11.6%, followed by retail and construction both at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 18.1%, with professionals making up another 16.6% 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 Kearns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12087/kearns/topic/employment