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Kingaroy Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Kingaroy Surrounds - South

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

A much lower unemployment rate of 3.1% defines the workforce in Kingaroy Surrounds - South compared to the rest of the country. While more people are in full-time work than in most areas, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work overall.

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📍 Kingaroy Surrounds - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kingaroy Surrounds - South sits — Unemployment rate

3.1% ▼ -15.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kingaroy Surrounds - South — lower than 89% of areas.

Kingaroy Surrounds - South3.1%
4610, QLD 4.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is slightly above the national figure at 61.8%, yet the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 58.3% since 2011. This is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%.

Unemployment rate

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3.1% ▼ -15.4%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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58.3% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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61.8% ▼ -1.2%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer here, accounting for 20.6% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.5% and retail trade at 9.2%.

Industries people work in

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No single group dominates in Kingaroy Surrounds - South — Agriculture, forestry & fishing leads at 22%, ahead of Health care & social assistance (11%) and Retail trade (10%).

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20.6% Health care & social assistance 10.5% Retail trade 9.2% Manufacturing 8.7% Education & training 7.5% Construction 7.3% Accommodation & food 4.7% Mining 4.3% Other services 4.2% Transport & warehousing 3.9%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 23.1%. Labourers follow at 14.1%, with technicians and trades people accounting for 13.8% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Kingaroy Surrounds - South — Managers leads at 24%, ahead of Labourers (14%) and Technicians & trades (14%).

Managers 23.1% Labourers 14.1% Technicians & trades 13.8% Clerical & administrative 10.6% Professionals 10.0% Community & personal service 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers 8.8% Sales workers 8.1%

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 Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021507/kingaroy-surrounds-south/topic/employment