4.0% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kotara · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kotara
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Kotara than in most similar areas. Roughly 68% of adults are active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61%. This creates a highly active local workforce where 19.9% of people are employed in health care and social assistance.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above both the state and national figures. While 56.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the Australian average.
68.3% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.9%, followed by education and training at 11.4%. Retail trade also employs a significant 9.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30%, while managers account for 12.9%. Clerical and administrative roles follow closely at 12.4%.
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 Kotara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12208/kotara/topic/employment