5.0% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kensington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles dominate the local workforce in Kensington, where over a third of workers are employed as professionals. While employment levels are typical for the region, the area sees more people out of work than most similar places. This mix creates a workforce largely focused on high-skill services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the unemployment rate of 5.0% is higher than in most similar areas.
60.8% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 17.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.2% and education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.0%. Other common roles include managers at 12.2% and community and personal service workers at 11.7%.
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40677/kensington/topic/employment