0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kumbia · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kumbia
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Kumbia compared to most similar areas. While only 49.8% of adults are in the labour force, those who are employed tend to have secure roles, with 60.3% working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting at 49.8%.
49.8% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry at 21.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 18.3%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9.5% and accommodation and food at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 25.4%, with managers following at 22.2%. Sales workers account for 15.9% of the workforce, while technicians and trades make up 14.3%.
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 Kumbia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31584/kumbia/topic/employment