6.7% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kilkivan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kilkivan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 23 percentage points separates Kilkivan from the national average in the share of adults working or looking for work. Only 38.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.7%, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who are working, 58.2% are in full-time roles, a figure about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
38.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 17.8%. Other main employers include construction and health care, both at 11.1%, followed by education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%. Managers follow closely at 17.8%, while labourers account for 13.5% of the local 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 Kilkivan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31529/kilkivan/topic/employment