3.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Killarney · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Killarney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working adults defines Killarney, though few hold full-time roles. While 69.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of full-time employees is well below the national figure. This suggests a local economy relying heavily on part-time or casual arrangements.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults are in the workforce, which is well above the Victoria figure of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, slightly lower than the national rate of 5.1%.
69.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 19.3%, followed by education and training at 11.9%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services each employ 10.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 25.7%, with managers making up 18.3% of workers. Labourers account for 16.5%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 9.2%.
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 Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21348/killarney/topic/employment