1.3% ▼ -75.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kirkham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kirkham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 1.3% unemployment rate marks Kirkham as a place where almost everyone who wants a job has one. While the area has a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national figure, full-time roles are less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas, sitting at 53.8%.
66.6% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.8% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 13.0%. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.1%, and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 21.2%. This is followed by clerical and administrative roles at 19.4% and professionals at 19.1%.
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 Kirkham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12180/kirkham/topic/employment