4.0% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kerry · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kerry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Kerry are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of activity is matched by a strong preference for full-time roles, making it a particularly active workforce for the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 69.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also common at 63.3%, while the unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the national figure.
69.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here, accounting for 26% of the workforce. Other main industries include manufacturing at 10.7% and health care and social assistance at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than a quarter of workers are managers, making up 26.6% of the local workforce. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 18.3% and labourers at 16.0%.
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 Kerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31516/kerry/topic/employment