3.8% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kogarah Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kogarah Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people in Kogarah Bay work full-time compared to the rest of the state. While 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of those in full-time roles is well below the national figure. This creates a workforce profile that differs notably from the broader Australian trend.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. However, only 54.5% are employed full-time, a rate well below the national average. The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little lower than both the state and national figures.
58.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers here at 12.3%. Other major employers include retail trade at 11.3% and professional and technical services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 18.9% and managers at 18.3%.
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 Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12191/kogarah-bay/topic/employment