2.1% ▲ +313.4%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kimba · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kimba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher employment rates than most similar areas define Kimba, where 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 64.7%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 2.1%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 5.4%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dipped 2.7 points since 2011.
63.9% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 41.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include education and training at 8.7% and health care and social assistance at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 37.5%. Other common roles include labourers at 12.6%, professionals at 9.9%, and technicians and trades at 9.7%.
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 Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43220/kimba/topic/employment