0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kings Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kings Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Kings Creek have shifted since 2011, with the area now showing a very strong work participation rate. While nearly 90% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time roles are far less common here than in the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A huge 89.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. This high participation is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, though full-time employment at 44.1% is far below the Queensland average of 59.0%.
89.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.1% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 38.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 17.6%, and other services at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, followed by managers at 20.6%. Technicians, trades and sales workers each account for 11.8% 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 Kings Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31544/kings-creek/topic/employment