0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalkee · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of full-time employment defines working life in Kalkee, where almost no one is without a job. The area is heavily tied to the land, with 64% of the workforce employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Work is common here, with 80.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
80.6% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for the local workforce, employing 64% of residents.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up more than half of all jobs at 52%, while 24% of people work in clerical and administrative roles.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kalkee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21285/kalkee/topic/employment