4.6% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kensington Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kensington Gardens
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Kensington Gardens than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is employed, the local unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most other nearby places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 56.4%, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the South Australian average.
58.4% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 18.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.8%. Education and training also make up a significant share at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, making up 37.4% of the workforce. Managers follow at 15.5%, while clerical and administrative staff account for 13.2% of workers.
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 Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40678/kensington-gardens/topic/employment