2.7% ▼ -69.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kew · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kew
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Kew and the rest of the country, with only 35.2% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, though those who are employed face a very low unemployment rate of 2.7%. The area is primarily employed in health and social assistance.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.1% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. This contributes to the area having one of the lowest rates of people working or looking for work among similar places.
35.2% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer at 18.9%, followed by retail trade at 12.7% and construction at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 18.6%, while technicians and trades workers account for 16.5% 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 Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12117/kew/topic/employment