5.6% ▲ —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kilcunda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kilcunda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Kilcunda compared to most other areas, with only 54.1% of adults in the labour force. This is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While the typical resident is less likely to be in full-time work, the local unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.9% of the community are employed full-time, which is far below the national figure of 58.9%. This low rate of full-time work is seen alongside a total workforce that is well below the state average.
54.1% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.9% ▼ -32.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Kilcunda is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 12.3%. Health care and social assistance follows at 10.4%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training both account for 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five local workers are managers (20.0%), with professionals making up another 19.6%. Technicians, trades and clerical workers each represent 12.3% 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 Kilcunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21345/kilcunda/topic/employment