3.8% ▼ -61.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kinglake Central · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kinglake Central
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time work defines the daily lives of people in Kinglake Central. Many residents hold stable, full-time positions, with 62.7% of the workforce in these roles, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 60.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian average, the unemployment rate is a little lower than both the state and national figures at 3.8%.
60.0% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by construction, where 19.9% of people work, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.5% and education and training at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common jobs here at 20.9%, while managers and professionals also make up a large share at 17.4% and 15.9% respectively.
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 Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21359/kinglake-central/topic/employment