8.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kumbarilla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kumbarilla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 8.5% marks the local job market in Kumbarilla. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, and full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 52.6%.
44.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 15.4%, followed by manufacturing and retail trade, which both sit at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 30.8%, while managers and technicians and trades each account for 14.1% of the workforce.
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 Kumbarilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31583/kumbarilla/topic/employment