Ku-ring-gai Council area

Jobs to workers ratio

The jobs to residents ratio for Ku-ring-gai Council area in 2021/22 was 0.57, meaning that there were less jobs than resident workers. Education and Training had the highest ratio (1.01), while the lowest ratio was found in Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (0.14).

A goal of economic development is often to maximise the employment opportunities locally, leading to a more socially and environmentally sustainable community.

Employment capacity is a simple way of looking at whether Ku-ring-gai Council area could theoretically provide jobs for all its residents if they were to choose to work locally.

Employment capacity is simply the number of local jobs in an industry, divided by the number of local residents employed (anywhere) in that industry. A figure over 1.0 means there are more jobs available than residents employed in that industry. Under 1.0 means there are more residents employed than jobs available in that sector.

This is a theoretical exercise as, even if there are enough jobs provided locally, there will always be some people who choose to commute out of the area.

Employment capacity data should be viewed in conjunction with Employment self-containment and Residents place of work data, which provides detail about the actual proportion of residents working locally, and Gross Regional Product and Worker productivity data which shows the economic contribution of residents and workers.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Employment capacity by industry
Ku-ring-gai Council area2021/222016/17
IndustryLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residentsLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residents
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing822090.391172130.55
Mining502350.21834020.21
Manufacturing8323,0730.277202,5580.28
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services705150.14303900.08
Construction2,4223,1780.762,6862,8460.94
Wholesale Trade8462,5040.348032,6460.30
Retail Trade3,2345,4030.602,7814,8290.58
Accommodation and Food Services2,1572,8920.752,1152,8950.73
Transport, Postal and Warehousing7541,4490.526351,5920.40
Information Media and Telecommunications3821,8800.204662,4470.19
Financial and Insurance Services1,2777,0850.189406,0200.16
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,0441,8500.568991,4820.61
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5,06712,2150.414,16611,9850.35
Administrative and Support Services9461,3030.731,1011,6490.67
Public Administration and Safety8772,6740.337982,0900.38
Education and Training6,6716,6031.016,7046,6591.01
Health Care and Social Assistance8,2908,7600.958,2689,0920.91
Arts and Recreation Services6201,1060.565628620.65
Other Services1,2301,6030.771,4061,5440.91
Total industries36,84964,5370.5735,28162,2020.57

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures.Learn more.

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