5.6% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kentlyn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kentlyn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kentlyn compared to other areas. Only 52.4% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This low activity is mirrored by a small number of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 46.2% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
52.4% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction and health care and social assistance are the biggest employers, each accounting for 18% of the local workforce. Education and training follows at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, while 16.4% do clerical and administrative work. Technicians and trades make up 15.7% of roles, followed by managers at 15.1%.
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 Kentlyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12109/kentlyn/topic/employment