4.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kardinya · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kardinya
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people in Kardinya are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 64.7% of adults in the labour force. This reflects a strong push into the workforce, though full-time employment is lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, the 4.6% unemployment rate is higher than in most other similar areas.
64.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for residents at 14.9%, followed by education and training at 11.0%. Other common industries include professional and technical services and retail trade, both at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 14.1%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 13.5% of the workforce.
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 Kardinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50725/kardinya/topic/employment