4.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kedron · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kedron
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Kedron than in the rest of the country. About 75.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is 15 percentage points above the national figure. This high level of employment is led by a strong presence of professionals and healthcare workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 75.6% of adults in the labour force. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.6%, while the 4.0% unemployment rate is a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%.
75.6% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 66.2%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 18.3%. Other major employers include education and training at 10.3%, and professional and technical services at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation in Kedron, accounting for 31.7% of workers. Managers make up 14.8%, while clerical and administrative roles represent 12.8% 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 Kedron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31497/kedron/topic/employment