7.5% ▲ +134.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kinkuna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kinkuna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than the national average defines the workforce in Kinkuna. While 64.7% of the community holds full-time roles, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate of 7.5% compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles than people in most other areas.
56.4% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 41.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction and retail trade, each accounting for 9.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 33.3%, followed by managers at 27.5%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 15.7%.
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 Kinkuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31550/kinkuna/topic/employment