7.7% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kenwick · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kenwick
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Kenwick, where 12.0% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While full-time work is more common here than in most similar areas, the local unemployment rate is much higher than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is a little above the 5.1% seen across Western Australia and Australia.
61.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade at 10.3%, construction at 9.7%, and transport and warehousing at 8.3%. Manufacturing also employs a notable 7.8% of people.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.6%, followed by labourers at 14.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 12.1%.
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 Kenwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50754/kenwick/topic/employment