4.8% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kenmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kenmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Kenmore have remained relatively steady over the last decade, with a high proportion of the population active in the workforce. More than 67% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This suggests a highly active local workforce compared to similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much higher than in most areas, hitting 67.9%. While full-time employment at 57.9% is about the same as the national figure, the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar areas.
67.9% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several key sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common at 15.1%. Education and training follow closely at 14.5%, while professional and technical roles account for 14.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a large portion of the local workforce at 40.1%, which is the most common occupation. Managers are the next most frequent group at 16.8%, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 11.9%.
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 Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31504/kenmore/topic/employment