3.2% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kenthurst · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kenthurst
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults define the daily rhythm of Kenthurst, where 63.5% of adults are employed or seeking work. While many residents are active in the workforce, a smaller share hold full-time positions compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.2% is a little below the national figure.
63.5% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 19.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8% and professional and technical services at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manager and professional roles are the most frequent, accounting for 21.9% and 21.5% of jobs respectively. Clerical and administrative positions make up another 15.1% 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 Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12108/kenthurst/topic/employment