4.7% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingaroy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kingaroy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 55.3% of adults in Kingaroy are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This low level of activity has fallen further since 2011, though the unemployment rate has also improved to 4.7% over the same period.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure, full-time employment has dipped to 59.1%. This is roughly in line with Queensland, but is a 2.8 percentage point drop from 2011.
55.3% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 16.7%, followed by manufacturing at 13.6% and retail trade at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%, with professionals at 14.9% and technicians and trades at 14.5% also common.
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 Kingaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021505/kingaroy/topic/employment