6.6% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kelso · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kelso
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.6% unemployment rate is much higher than most similar areas in Kelso. While a fair number of people are out of work, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than the state or national average. This mix suggests a workforce with strong full-time stability for some, but significant job gaps for others.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. Full-time employment is a little above the Queensland average at 61.7%.
61.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
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 at 16.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.2% and construction at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up 16.1% of the local workforce. Technicians and trades follow closely at 16.0%, with labourers accounting for 12.7% of roles.
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 Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31499/kelso/topic/employment