4.5% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kemps Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kemps Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Kemps Creek are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area stand out as having a much smaller workforce than most similar places, though the unemployment rate sits at 4.5%, about the same as the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below New South Wales and Australia. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 49.2% compared to 58.9% nationally.
48.6% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 13.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.3%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance, education, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.6%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.9% 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 Kemps Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12102/kemps-creek/topic/employment