8.4% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kensington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Kensington than the national figure, with only 50.5% active in the labour force. While full-time employment is common for those who do have jobs, the area faces a much higher unemployment rate than most other places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.4%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%. This comes alongside a working rate that is far below the national average of 61.1%, though those in work are more likely to be full-time (61.9%) than the typical Australian.
50.5% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by construction at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 15.7%, with labourers (14.6%) and technicians and trades (14.2%) also making up a large part of the 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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31507/kensington/topic/employment