8.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kennedy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kennedy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Kennedy have shifted since 2011, with a now much higher rate of full-time work compared to most areas. While 65.9% of the workforce holds full-time roles, the area struggles with a low overall number of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. When people do work, they are more likely to be full-time than in most areas, though the unemployment rate of 8.2% is well above the Australian average.
44.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 43.2% of the workforce. Construction follows at 11.4%, while manufacturing and transport and warehousing both account for 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is largely made up of labourers (29.5%) and machinery operators and drivers (27.3%). Managers make up 15.9% of the population, while technicians, trades, and personal service workers each account for 6.8%.
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 Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31506/kennedy/topic/employment