0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsford · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge proportion of adults in Kingsford are working or looking for work, placing the area among the highest for its level. This strong activity is highlighted by a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 82.9% of adults are in the workforce, which is far above the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment sits at 58.8%, a little above the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
82.9% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between two main sectors, with 20.6% of people working in construction and 20.6% in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Health care and manufacturing each employ 8.8% of residents.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common, making up 29.4% of jobs, followed closely by managers at 26.5%. Professionals account for 11.8% of the workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Kingsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40698/kingsford/topic/employment