4.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalbar · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kalbar
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong farming presence shapes daily life in Kalbar, where agriculture is the leading industry. While the area has a high number of labourers and tradespeople, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This is lower than most similar areas, and the unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than most.
56.8% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.4%
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 17.5%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, and retail trade at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 16.2%. Managers and community and personal service workers each account for 13.6% of the 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 Kalbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31471/kalbar/topic/employment