13.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 13.3% defines the job market in Kingston, which is well above the national figure. This is a challenging environment for workers, as the number of adults working or looking for work is far below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.5%, while the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas.
46.9% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.1%, followed by manufacturing at 11.1% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%, with machinery operators and drivers also common at 16.7%.
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31548/kingston/topic/employment