3.8% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Kingsville · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 75.5% of adults in South Kingsville are working or looking for work, far exceeding the national figure. This high level of activity is driven by a workforce where full-time employment is much more common than in most other areas.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75.5% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the 61.1% national average. This is reflected in the high number of full-time workers, at 66.4%, while the unemployment rate of 3.8% is a little below the national figure.
3.8% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.5% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 11.2%, followed closely by education and training at 11%. Construction and professional services also employ around 10% of the workforce each.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent, making up 31.2% of jobs, followed by managers at 19.0%. Clerical and administrative positions account for 12.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in South Kingsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22309/south-kingsville/topic/employment