5.0% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kirkwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kirkwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kirkwood than in the national average, with 75.4% of the adult population in the labour force. Full-time employment is also very strong here, sitting well above both the state and national figures. This creates a workforce that is highly active, though unemployment is slightly higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far above the Queensland figure, reaching 75.4%. This high activity is supported by full-time employment at 64.5%, which is well above the Australian average of 58.9%.
75.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.1%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the most common industry for local workers at 14.1%. Retail trade follows at 11.2%, while construction and health care and social assistance each account for 10.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.6%, followed by professionals at 17.2%. Other common roles include labourers at 11.5% and community and personal service workers at 10.8%.
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 Kirkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31556/kirkwood/topic/employment