3.4% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kingston compared to the rest of the state. Only 54.6% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Despite this, those who are employed show a strong presence in health, agriculture and professional services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
54.6% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 58.1%
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 at 17.4%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.3%. Professional services and education both account for 11.6% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals at 29.1% and managers at 24.4%. Technicians, trades, and clerical roles each make up 14.0% of the local occupations.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21364/kingston/topic/employment