5.8% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Branyan - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Branyan - Kensington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual share of full-time work supports daily life in Branyan - Kensington, where 61.1% of the workforce holds a full-time role. While more adults are now working or looking for work than in 2011, the area still faces an unemployment rate of 5.8%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is a little above the national mark of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also slightly higher than the Queensland average, despite falling by 1.0 percentage point since 2011.
62.5% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.0%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and construction at 9.5%. Other common industries include education and training and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
People here most commonly work as technicians and tradespeople (16.2%) or professionals (15.9%). Community and personal service roles, clerical work, and labouring also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
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 Branyan - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011494/branyan-kensington/topic/employment