Kia Ora · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Kia Ora

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.

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📍 Kia Ora, Suburb / Locality

Labour force

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.

  • 2016: 65.2%
  • 2021: 48.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 50%, ahead of Education & training (42%).

Industries people work in

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In Kia Ora, Agriculture, forestry & fishing is the majority at 55%; Education & training is next at 45%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 25%, ahead of Professionals (25%).

Occupations people work in

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Kia Ora splits fairly evenly between Managers (50%) and Professionals (50%).

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 Kia Ora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12121/kia-ora/topic/employment