7.1% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Kennedy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Kennedy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher than usual unemployment rate of 7.1% marks the job market in Port Kennedy. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the struggle to find employment is more common than it is across Western Australia and the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.7%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
64.3% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.3% and construction at 10.1%. Mining and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is a technician or tradesperson, making it the most common occupation. Community and personal service workers follow at 13.8%, with professionals and labourers each representing around 12% 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 Port Kennedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51260/port-kennedy/topic/employment