2.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Killawarra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Killawarra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Killawarra than in most other similar areas. This active workforce helps keep the local unemployment rate at 2.8%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 68.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 57.5%, a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
68.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.5%, followed by education and training at 14.2%. Retail trade accounts for 9.9% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 22.2% and 20.3% of roles respectively. Technicians and trades follow at 13.7%.
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 Killawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21349/killawarra/topic/employment