2.2% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingston Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.2% marks the current job market in Kingston Park. While fewer people here work full-time than in most other areas, the local workforce remains stable and secure compared to state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is well below the national level at 54.1%, though the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas.
58.2% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 21.7%, followed by education and training at 10.8%. Construction also makes up a significant share of local industry at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.0%, with managers following at 15.9%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 14.0% 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 Kingston Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40700/kingston-park/topic/employment