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Kirwan - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Kirwan - West

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people in Kirwan - West, where 17.3% of workers are employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This trend is seen in the high rate of full-time employment compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Kirwan - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kirwan - West sits — Unemployment rate

4.4% ▲ +6.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kirwan - West — lower than 55% of areas.

Kirwan - West4.4%
4817, QLD 4.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 68.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much higher than most areas at 63.6%, though this is 2.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

Unemployment rate

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4.4% ▲ +6.1%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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68.3% ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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63.6% ▼ -4.3%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 17.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 12%. Retail trade accounts for 11.3% of jobs, while education and training and construction make up 10.7% and 7.6% respectively.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals and community and personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up about 17% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 14.8%, with technicians and trades at 14.1% and sales workers at 10.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Kirwan - West splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Community & personal service (17%), with Clerical & administrative at 15%.

Professionals 17.3% Community & personal service 17.2% Clerical & administrative 14.8% Technicians & trades 14.1% Sales workers 10.1% Managers 9.6% Labourers 8.9% Machinery operators & drivers 6.4%

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 Kirwan - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021482/kirwan-west/topic/employment