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Bundaberg East - Kalkie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Bundaberg East - Kalkie

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

A 6.4% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas in Bundaberg East - Kalkie. While this is a slight improvement from 2011, the number of people working or looking for work remains well below the state and national figures. This suggests a local job market that struggles more than other parts of the country.

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📍 Bundaberg East - Kalkie, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Bundaberg East - Kalkie sits — Unemployment rate

6.4% ▼ -11.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bundaberg East - Kalkie — higher than 79% of areas.

Bundaberg East - Kalkie6.4%
4670, QLD 6.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 57.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also dropped, falling 5.0 percentage points since 2011 to 57.7%.

Unemployment rate

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6.4% ▼ -11.5%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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57.3% ▲ +1.0%

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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57.7% ▼ -7.9%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 for local workers at 20.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and education and training at 9.1%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The most common jobs are professionals at 16.4% and community and personal service roles at 15.0%. Technicians and trades make up 14.0% of the workforce, while labourers account for 13.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Bundaberg East - Kalkie splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Community & personal service (15%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 16.4% Community & personal service 15.0% Technicians & trades 14.0% Labourers 13.3% Clerical & administrative 12.5% Sales workers 10.5% Managers 9.9% 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 Bundaberg East - Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011496/bundaberg-east-kalkie/topic/employment