4.3% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kingston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Kingston than in most similar areas. This workforce is more active than the national average, with 64.9% of adults engaged in the labour market. While the employment rate is strong, the proportion of people in full-time roles has dipped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.
64.9% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here, employing 13.5% of the workforce. Other major employers include construction at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%, followed by managers at 15.4% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.1%.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23430/kingston/topic/employment