3.2% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kleinton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kleinton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Kleinton than in most similar areas. About 70% of the adult population is in the labour force, with a very high proportion of people holding full-time roles. This strong employment rate is paired with an unemployment rate of 3.2%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very high here at 66.6%, which is well above the 58.9% seen across Australia. This helps explain why 70.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
70.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.6% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.3%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.5%. Construction also employs a significant portion of the workforce at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 21.8%. Other common positions include technicians and trades at 16.6%, and clerical or administrative work at 15.4%.
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 Kleinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31560/kleinton/topic/employment