9.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingsbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local workforce has seen Kingsbury face tougher employment challenges since 2011. The area now struggles with a 9.3% unemployment rate, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This creates a stark contrast to the broader region, where job security is generally higher.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While about 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is low at 53.3%. This is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2% and reflects a much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.
60.3% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 13.7%, followed by education and training at 10.2% and accommodation and food services at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22%, while technicians, trades, and community service workers each make up 13.6% of the local workforce.
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 Kingsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21363/kingsbury/topic/employment