2.7% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston - Robe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Kingston - Robe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Kingston - Robe since 2011, with this figure dropping by 3.5 percentage points to 55.9%. This decline is mirrored in full-time employment, which has fallen to 51.9%. Despite these trends, the local unemployment rate remains very low at 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The 2.7% unemployment rate is among the lowest for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the South Australian average, at 55.9%.
55.9% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 27.4% of the workforce. Other common industries include accommodation and food (11.1%), as well as construction and retail trade, which both stand at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%. Labourers account for 16.9% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 12.9%.
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 Kingston - Robe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021151/kingston-robe/topic/employment