3.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kelvin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kelvin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Kelvin than in most similar areas. This is a high-employment community where 69.9% of adults are in the labour force, and a huge 72.7% of those employed work full-time. These figures are far above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas. The unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.0%.
69.9% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly 30% of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.1%, and public administration and safety at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. Professionals follow at 17.2%, while clerical staff, sales workers and labourers each account for 9.1% of the 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 Kelvin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12099/kelvin/topic/employment