3.5% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kelsey Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kelsey Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 30% of workers in Kelsey Creek are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, making it the dominant industry for the area. The workforce is very active, with 69.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, and full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
69.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.7% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 30.1% of the workforce. Other common industries include construction at 8.4% and health care and social assistance at 7.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 26.5%, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 14.5%. Community and personal service workers and machinery operators both make up 13.3% of the local workforce.
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 Kelsey Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31498/kelsey-creek/topic/employment