4.3% ▼ -60.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kandanga Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kandanga Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 53% of the workforce in Kandanga Creek are employed full-time, which is well below the national figure. Despite this, a higher than usual number of adults are working or looking for work. This suggests a local job market with a significant amount of part-time or casual activity.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is a little below the state average.
63.9% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work is spread across several sectors, with construction, transport, and education each accounting for 11.8% of jobs. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and manufacturing both make up 10.3% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 20.6%, followed by managers at 19.1%. Professionals and machinery operators both make up 14.7% of the local working population.
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 Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31480/kandanga-creek/topic/employment