4.4% ▲ +121.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kempton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kempton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Kempton. While 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a striking 62.9% of those employed are in full-time roles, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 54.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Tasmanian figure. Overall, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state average.
58.2% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here at 18%, followed by manufacturing at 13.4% and health care and social assistance at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%, with machinery operators and drivers also common at 14.9%.
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 Kempton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60301/kempton/topic/employment