6.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kogarah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kogarah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Kogarah compared to the state average, though unemployment is now much higher than in most similar areas. While 62.8% of adults are active in the labour force, the area struggles with an unemployment rate of 6.6%. This reflects a local job market that is more active but also more volatile than the national trend.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in the state average, but the typical full-time employment rate of 55.8% is well below the national figure. This gap is mirrored by a 6.6% unemployment rate, which is a little above both state and national levels.
62.8% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant employer in Kogarah, accounting for 19.9% of jobs. Other major industries include professional and technical services at 10.5% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents at 29.2%. Clerical, administrative, and community and personal service roles each make up 12.1% 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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12190/kogarah/topic/employment