5.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kalkie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kalkie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around half of the local workforce is employed full-time, making Kalkie very typical for its area. While most adults are in work, the unemployment rate of 5.5% is higher than in most similar places. This reflects a balanced job market where employment levels mirror the Queensland average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment sits at 59.4%, almost identical to both the state and national figures.
60.2% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 60.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 59.4%
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, employing 21.7% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 12.6%, while education and training accounts for 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.5%, and community and personal service workers at 14.2%.
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 Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31474/kalkie/topic/employment