3.4% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kinglake · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kinglake
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Kinglake than in most similar areas. A high percentage of the community is active in the workforce, with an unemployment rate of 3.4% that is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 57.3%, slightly below the national average of 58.9%.
63.9% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 20% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.7%, and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers in Kinglake is a technician or tradesperson. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.2% and professionals at 15%.
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 Kinglake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21358/kinglake/topic/employment