2.3% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kialla West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kialla West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low unemployment rate of 2.3% shapes the working life of Kialla West, where more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While 65% of adults are active in the workforce, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. However, full-time work is less common here, at 55.7%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
65.0% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with Construction and Health care & social assistance both accounting for 13.7% of the workforce. Manufacturing and other services each make up 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17.8% and managers at 16.4%.
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 Kialla West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21342/kialla-west/topic/employment