3.1% ▼ -67.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kandanga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kandanga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 57% of adults are working or looking for work in Kandanga, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a significant portion of the local population is not in the workforce, though those who are employed enjoy a low unemployment rate of 3.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much less common here than in most similar areas, at 56.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the Queensland figure, with only 55.2% of the population in full-time roles.
56.6% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed by construction at 12.1% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers at 18.5% and technicians and trades at 18.1%, while professionals and labourers both make up 14.2% of occupations.
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 Kandanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31479/kandanga/topic/employment