3.9% ▼ -44.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kairi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kairi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Kairi than in most similar areas. This is a strong employment market where 62.2% of the population have full-time jobs, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, slightly below both the state and national rates.
64.6% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer here at 24.5%. Other common industries include construction at 15.3% and retail trade at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%. Technicians, trades, clerical staff and labourers each account for 14.1% 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 Kairi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31469/kairi/topic/employment