8.8% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Springwood - Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Springwood - Kingston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Higher unemployment than most similar areas defines the job market in Springwood - Kingston. While full-time work is common, the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.8%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both Queensland and Australia.
57.2% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 14.1%, followed by construction at 10.2% and retail trade at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18.0% of the workforce, while technicians and trades workers account for 14.2%.
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 Springwood - Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31106/springwood-kingston/topic/employment