3.6% ▼ -66.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keerrong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Keerrong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Keerrong than in most similar areas. While 67.2% of adults are in the workforce, the typical person here is employed full-time at a rate of 57%, which is slightly lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below both the New South Wales and national figures. This high level of workforce activity is well above the state average of 58.7%.
67.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 23.3% of workers, followed by retail trade at 17.4% and education and training at 12.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.1%, with professionals accounting for 16.3% and sales workers representing 14.0% 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 Keerrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12091/keerrong/topic/employment