6.4% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kyeemagh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kyeemagh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kyeemagh compared to the rest of the country. Only 50.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is matched by a higher unemployment rate of 6.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment at 53.4% is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This reflects a broader trend in Kyeemagh, where the unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national averages.
50.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 11.8% and health care and social assistance at 11.0%. Education and training also employ a notable 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 19.5% and 18.4% of the local workforce respectively. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 15.9%.
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 Kyeemagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12234/kyeemagh/topic/employment