0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kentville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kentville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and farming are the biggest employers in Kentville, where 21.3% of workers are in that sector. This is a hardworking area where 68.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, far lower than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is strong here, with a full-time employment rate of 60.7% that is a little above the Australian average. This high level of activity is reflected in the 68.5% of adults who are employed or seeking a job, a figure well above most similar areas.
68.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 68.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across a few main sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing leading at 21.3%. Construction follows at 18.0%, while manufacturing and transport and warehousing both account for 14.8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are split equally between managers and technicians and trades, each making up 21.3% of jobs. Community and personal service workers follow at 18.0%, with labourers and machinery operators also common in the area.
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 Kentville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31511/kentville/topic/employment