6.5% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kilkenny · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kilkenny
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate than most similar areas defines the job market in Kilkenny, where 6.5% of people are out of work. While the number of adults working or looking for work is just under the national figure at 58.7%, the area faces more job instability than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the South Australian figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment sits at 56.3%, which is slightly lower than both the state and national averages.
58.7% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 56.3%
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 at 13.9%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.7%. Education and training also employ a significant 11.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 24.3%. Other frequent roles include community and personal service workers at 12.7%, and technicians, trades, and clerical staff all at 12.5%.
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 Kilkenny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40693/kilkenny/topic/employment