48.0% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Kia Ora · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Kia Ora are working or looking for work, at just 48%. This is a far lower rate than the national figure, marking the area as one where a much smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the job market.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and the Australian average of 61.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
48.0% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 50%, ahead of Education & training (42%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 25%, ahead of Professionals (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kia Ora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12121/kia-ora/topic/employment