3.9% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Killarney · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Killarney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Killarney compared to the rest of the country, at just 44.3%. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Most of those who are employed hold full-time positions, and the local unemployment rate is a little lower than the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 57.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure. The unemployment rate sits at 3.9%, which is a little lower than the national average of 5.1%.
44.3% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.6% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry for local workers at 15%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.8%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 12.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.7%, while managers account for 15%. Other common roles include sales workers at 13.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 12.1%.
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 Killarney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31531/killarney/topic/employment