Kempsey Shire

Local workers - Key statistics - All industries

In Kempsey Shire 48.0% of the local workers (All industries) are males and 51.9% are female.

The local workers is made up of all the people who are employed in the local area, regardless of where they live. Local workers statistics reveal how the characteristics of the local workers in Kempsey Shire vary between each industry sector and indicates specific industry sector local workers requirements and employment opportunities.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

NOTE: All tables in the workers section are based on Census employment data which differ from the NIEIR employment estimates. See data notes for more details.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers key statistics - All industries
Kempsey Shire20212016change
Namenumber%. New South Walesnumber%. New South Wales2016 to 2021
Local workers
Total local workers (Census)10,371100.0100.09,328100.0100.0+1,043
Males4,98348.051.54,63449.752.6+349
Females5,38551.948.54,69350.347.4+692
Age structure
15 - 24 years1,49314.413.81,24113.314.0+252
25 - 54 years5,79155.865.85,45058.466.6+341
55 - 64 years2,27722.015.32,01921.615.0+258
65 years and over8047.85.16256.74.3+179
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance1,92218.514.41,54916.612.5+373
Retail trade1,25712.19.01,16112.49.7+96
Education and training1,09310.58.795410.28.3+139
Top three occupations
Community and personal service workers1,85217.910.61,43715.410.4+415
Professionals1,79217.325.91,55616.723.6+236
Labourers1,35813.18.21,27113.68.8+87
Hours worked
Full time5,47152.858.04,94853.063.1+523
Part time4,62644.640.34,08043.734.9+546
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree1,92918.638.41,52916.432.6+400
Advanced diploma or diploma1,03810.011.09219.911.1+117
Certificate level3,51133.921.23,14533.722.2+366
No qualifications3,53234.127.03,37436.231.1+158
Individual Income
Less than $5001,72716.711.5--00--
$500 -$1,9997,51472.564.9--00--
$2,000 or more9919.622.7--00--
Method of Travel to Work
Car7,55072.846.46,83873.361.9+712
Public Transport340.34.0510.516.0-17
Bicycle450.40.4410.40.7+4
Walked only3983.82.53593.83.9+39
Other Characteristics
Born overseas9999.634.18359.032.8+164
Speaks a language other than English at home4724.627.23353.626.4+137
Arrived between 2016 and August 20211531.56.2--00--

Kempsey Shire

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