0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Kenny · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 37% of adults in Port Kenny are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a small workforce for the area, though those who are looking for jobs are finding them easily.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults in the workforce is among the lowest for similar areas and sits 24 points below the Australian figure. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 0%, which is well below both the state and national rates.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
37.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Accommodation & food at 50%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (19%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 44%, ahead of Labourers (31%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Port Kenny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41200/port-kenny/topic/employment