4.8% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingaroy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingaroy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kingaroy than in most similar areas. While 55.1% of adults are in the labour force, this is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Most of those who do work are in full-time roles, matching the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.0%, aligning with both Queensland and Australia.
55.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 16.8%, followed by manufacturing at 13.7% and retail trade at 12.4%. Education and training and construction also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 18.9%. Professionals make up 14.9% of the workforce, while technicians and trades follow closely at 14.3%.
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 Kingaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31542/kingaroy/topic/employment