4.1% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Keira · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Keira
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high 66.2% of adults in Mount Keira are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This active workforce is led by a strong presence of professional roles and health workers. While many are employed, full-time work is less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is much lower than in most areas at 51.0%, and the unemployment rate is 4.1%.
66.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 51.0%
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 16.6%, followed closely by education and training at 15.9%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 33.6%. Managers are also common at 14.6%, while community and personal service and clerical roles each account for 11.4% of jobs.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Mount Keira
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12779/mount-keira/topic/employment