3.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kew · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kew
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 41.6% of the workforce in Kew, which is the area's most common job type. This high level of professional employment is mirrored in the local industry mix, where health, technical and education services are the primary employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, at 63.6%. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
63.6% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 58.9%
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 18.1%, followed by professional and technical services at 15.2%. Other main industries include education and training (9.3%), retail trade (9.0%) and finance and insurance (6.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Alongside the high number of professionals, managers account for 19.4% of local jobs. Clerical and administrative roles make up 11.5%, while sales workers and community service staff each represent 7.7% of the 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 Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21336/kew/topic/employment