56.3% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Mount Knowles · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Knowles
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 4.8 percentage points separates Mount Knowles from the national figure for people working or looking for work. Only 56.3% of adults here are in the labour force, which is lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.7% and well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 28%, ahead of Education & training (22%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Professionals at 28%, ahead of Technicians & trades (22%).
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 Mount Knowles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12782/mount-knowles/topic/employment