0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kennett River · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kennett River
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local economy is evident in Kennett River, where a zero per cent unemployment rate now marks the area. While nearly 60% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. However, the local unemployment rate is 0.0%, falling well below the national figure of 5.1%.
59.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split largely between construction (31.3%) and health care and social assistance (28.1%). Accommodation and food services also employ a significant 15.6% of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 28.1%, followed by professionals and clerical workers who each make up 21.9% of the local workforce.
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 Kennett River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21325/kennett-river/topic/employment