3.6% ▼ -50.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kettering · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kettering
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 Kettering, where 14.6% of people are employed in this field. The local workforce is smaller than in most similar areas, and full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. This is consistent with a low rate of full-time employment, which at 47.1% is well below the Tasmanian figure.
55.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.1% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, construction is a major employer for 11.5% of workers, followed closely by education and training at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.8%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 16.5% 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 Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60302/kettering/topic/employment