3.4% ▼ -51.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kains Flat · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kains Flat
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the primary employer in Kains Flat, where 15.1% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While the local unemployment rate is a little below the national figure, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 58.1% are in full-time roles, and the unemployment rate is 3.4%, a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
50.9% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry at 15.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.6% and accommodation and food services at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 25.6%. Clerical and administrative staff and machinery operators and drivers each account for 15.1% of the local workforce.
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 Kains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12057/kains-flat/topic/employment