5.3% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kirwan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kirwan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines the workforce in Kirwan, where 62.2% of adults work in these roles. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. More people here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
64.0% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.6%. Retail trade and public administration and safety both employ 10.9% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 17.2%. Professionals make up 16.7% of workers, while technicians and trades account for 14.4%.
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 Kirwan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31558/kirwan/topic/employment