6.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kimbolton · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kimbolton than in most similar areas. While 56.8% of the population are employed full-time, the area faces a higher-than-usual unemployment rate of 6.4%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56.6%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Unemployment is also a little above the state and national rates at 6.4%.
6.4% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
56.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 20.5%, followed by accommodation and food and other services, both at 15.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.5%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 15.9%, while professionals, clerical staff, and community service workers each account for 13.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kimbolton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21356/kimbolton/topic/employment