1.6% ▼ -75.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kiewa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kiewa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.6% defines the local job market in Kiewa. More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, with 67% of the adult population active in the workforce. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Job seekers face very little competition, as the unemployment rate is well below the 5.1% national figure. Full-time work accounts for 58.1% of the workforce, which is about the same as the Australian average.
67.0% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 16.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.9%. Manufacturing also plays a significant role, employing 13% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 20.3% and 17.1% respectively. Technicians and trades people follow at 15.9%.
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 Kiewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21344/kiewa/topic/employment