3.8% ▼ -50.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston On Murray · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingston On Murray
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 Kingston On Murray than in the rest of the country. Only 48.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is a gap of 11 points below the South Australian figure. However, those who are employed mostly hold full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. While the proportion of people working or looking for work is far below most areas, 57.3% of residents have full-time jobs.
48.7% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 at 18.5%, followed closely by manufacturing at 17.7% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers, accounting for 21.8% and 21.0% of roles respectively. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 18.5%.
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 Kingston On Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40699/kingston-on-murray/topic/employment