5.2% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kensington Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kensington Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High numbers of professional and managerial roles define the daily working life of Kensington Park. This area has a strong employment base, with 61.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is a little above the South Australian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, which is roughly the same as the state average. However, the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most other similar areas.
61.6% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 18.3%, followed by education and training at 13.2% and professional and technical services at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 37.4% of jobs, while managers account for another 15.8%. Clerical and administrative work follows 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40679/kensington-park/topic/employment