6.5% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kilkivan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kilkivan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Kilkivan compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is 14 percentage points below the national figure. While full-time work is common for those employed, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and nation.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is a little above both the Queensland and national figures. The number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, while full-time employment also dropped by 4.3 percentage points over the same period.
47.5% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 23.8% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.1%, followed by construction and education and training, which both sit at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.0%. Labourers account for 14.3% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople follow closely at 13.8%.
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 Kilkivan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031515/kilkivan/topic/employment