4.9% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kewdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kewdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Kewdale than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 62.6%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. This creates a workforce that is more active than the typical Australian community.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64% of adults are working or looking for work, a rate slightly higher than the national average. While full-time work is common, the unemployment rate is 4.9%, which is higher than most similar areas.
64.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for residents include health care and social assistance at 12%, followed by construction at 9% and retail trade at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 20.1%, while technicians and trades workers make up 16.7% of the local 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 Kewdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50756/kewdale/topic/employment