3.3% ▼ -40.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kinglake West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kinglake West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in four workers in Kinglake West are employed in construction, making it a dominant industry for the area. While the typical resident is more likely to work full-time than people in most other areas, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Despite this, full-time employment is higher than in most areas at 61.8%, and the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.3%.
58.2% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer at 24.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.1%. Other notable industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 24.3%. Professionals account for 13.9% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles follow closely at 13.6%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21360/kinglake-west/topic/employment