0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kelvinhaugh · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kelvinhaugh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in Kelvinhaugh, where nearly everyone who wants a job has one. While a high 70% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, at 70%. However, full-time employment is far below the Queensland figure of 59%, sitting at just 46.4%.
70.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Half of the workforce in Kelvinhaugh is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 17.9%, followed by construction and retail trade at 10.7% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers and technicians or trades, each making up 21.4% of jobs. Professionals account for 14.3% of workers, while labourers make up 10.7%.
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 Kelvinhaugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31501/kelvinhaugh/topic/employment