17.9% ▲ +108.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kanigan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kanigan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kanigan compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.1% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is 17.9%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people here have full-time jobs, at 52.1%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. This contributes to an unemployment rate that is far above the national figure of 5.1%.
47.1% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in four workers is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the most common industry. Other notable sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.5% and manufacturing at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, followed by managers at 16.7% and sales workers at 12.5%.
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 Kanigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31482/kanigan/topic/employment