4.5% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keira · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Keira
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Keira than in most other similar areas. While nearly 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011. This creates a local workforce with a mix of professional and service-based roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the same as the New South Wales figure. However, the 53.9% of people in full-time jobs is well below the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
59.6% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 16.8%, followed by education and training at 13.5%. Other common industries include construction at 9.0%, public administration and safety at 8.0%, and professional and technical services at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.2%. Managers and technicians or trades people both account for 13.1% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers make up 12.4%.
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 Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10038/keira/topic/employment