6.2% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kendall · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kendall
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Kendall, where about one in five workers are employed in these fields. This local workforce has seen a significant shift, with the proportion of people working full-time falling by 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, the unemployment rate has risen slightly to 6.2%, leaving it a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
56.4% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care and social assistance, the local economy relies heavily on construction at 14.7%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%, with community and personal service workers following at 15.3%.
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 Kendall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121056/kendall/topic/employment