3.9% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsholme · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingsholme
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Kingsholme, where 16.8% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a highly active employment hub, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is common here, with 74.1% of adults employed or seeking work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also strong at 63.1%, while the unemployment rate of 3.9% is a little below the Queensland average.
74.1% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, many residents work in health care and social assistance (12.8%), as well as professional and technical roles (10.1%). Education and training (9.3%) and retail trade (8.0%) also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.9%, followed by managers at 18.6%. Clerical and administrative roles (15.6%) and technicians and trades (15.3%) are also common, while labourers account for 7.3% of the 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 Kingsholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31546/kingsholme/topic/employment