0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kellys Plains · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kellys Plains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A surprisingly high number of working adults is the standout feature for Kellys Plains. While the area has a very strong participation rate, it is unusual for the proportion of full-time workers to be so much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 68.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, full-time employment at 54.3% is well below the Australian average, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at 0.0%.
68.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here, employing 28.4% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 11.1%, and other services at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.2%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 17.3%, followed by technicians and trades as well as community and personal service workers, both at 16.0%.
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 Kellys Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12095/kellys-plains/topic/employment