6.8% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kepnock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kepnock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Kepnock, where 20.8% of employed residents work in this field. While many have full-time roles, a much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate of 6.8% is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the Queensland average of 5.4%.
50.5% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance at 20.8%, followed by retail trade at 13.1% and education and training at 8.6%. Construction and accommodation and food services each employ around 8% of the community.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 16.8%. Labourers make up 15.9% of the workforce, while technicians and trades people account for 14.6%.
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 Kepnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31513/kepnock/topic/employment