3.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kenton Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kenton Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kenton Valley compared to most other areas. Nearly 70% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 69.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well above the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, while the unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
69.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 19.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 17.6% and manufacturing at 12.2%. Other notable sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, and education and training, both at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and clerical and administrative workers are the most common roles, each making up 20.3% of the workforce. Technicians and trades account for 15.5%, followed by professionals at 13.5% and community and personal service workers at 10.1%.
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 Kenton Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40681/kenton-valley/topic/employment