4.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kamerunga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kamerunga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Kamerunga than in most similar areas. About 70.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is seen alongside a strong full-time employment rate of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While most adults are employed, the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates.
70.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.1% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 61.1%
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 here, employing 17.3% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 13%, with construction, retail, and public administration all around 8% to 9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.8%. Other common roles include technicians and tradespeople at 15.4%, and community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Kamerunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31478/kamerunga/topic/employment