3.3% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kangaloon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kangaloon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up a huge 37.4% of the workforce in Kangaloon, the largest occupational group in the area. This small community has a relatively low number of people working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures. Overall, the local job market is characterised by a high proportion of leadership roles and a strong link to the land.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.7%, though the unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below the national average.
53.2% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 20.9% of workers. Education and training follow at 13.2%, while health care and social assistance account for 11% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of managers, professionals make up 22% of the workforce. Labourers account for 15.4% of jobs, while technicians and tradespeople make up 9.9%.
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 Kangaloon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12066/kangaloon/topic/employment