4.6% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kembla Grange · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kembla Grange
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are active in the workforce in Kembla Grange than in most similar areas, with 76.9% of adults working or looking for work. This high level of employment is reflected in the fact that 61.4% of residents hold full-time roles, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is higher than most areas, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
76.9% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, accounting for 19.5% of jobs. Other common industries include retail trade and education and training, both at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 22.5% of the local workforce are professionals. Technicians and trades people make up 16.4%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.6% of occupations.
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 Kembla Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12100/kembla-grange/topic/employment