4.1% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kanahooka · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kanahooka
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kanahooka compared to the rest of the country. Only 49.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the 4.1% unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 55.3%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
49.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.6%, followed by construction at 10.1% and education and training at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.1%, with 14.4% in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Kanahooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12063/kanahooka/topic/employment