4.3% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Killabakh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Killabakh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Killabakh than in most similar areas. Only 42.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local workforce that is much smaller than typical for the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 50.0%. While the unemployment rate is 4.3%, this is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
42.6% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 15.9%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance (14.8%), as well as wholesale trade and education at 11.4% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common job role at 22.7%. Labourers make up 17.0% of the workforce, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.8%.
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 Killabakh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12136/killabakh/topic/employment