3.1% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kotara South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kotara South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kotara South than in the rest of the country. This active workforce is seen in the 67.5% of adults in the labour force, a figure well above the national average. It is a productive area where most residents hold stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.5% of adults in the labour force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 60.8%, while the unemployment rate of 3.1% is a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
67.5% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 60.8%
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 local workers at 18.4%, followed by education and training at 12.9% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation for 30.6% of workers. Managers make up 15.2% of the workforce, with technicians and tradespeople following at 13.5%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12209/kotara-south/topic/employment