1.7% ▲ +88.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kimba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kimba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.7% defines the job market in Kimba. While fewer adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 60.3%, which is well above the South Australian figure of 57.2%. This happens alongside a low number of adults working or looking for work (56.9%), which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
56.9% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.1%. Other common industries include education and training at 12.4% and health care and social assistance at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.1%. Other frequent roles include technicians and trades at 15.6% and labourers at 13.5%.
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 Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40694/kimba/topic/employment