6.2% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kanwal · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kanwal
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Kanwal than in most similar areas. Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This lower participation is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.2% that is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 52.6%. This aligns with a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
47.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 52.6%
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 19.0%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and construction at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 16.8%, while technicians and trades account for 14.9% of 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 Kanwal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12075/kanwal/topic/employment