4.1% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingsley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A healthy mix of professional and service roles defines the working life of Kingsley. The area is largely stable, with 63.2% of adults working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 57.3% of the workforce are employed full-time, a little below the state figure of 60.2%. The unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as both Western Australia and Australia.
63.2% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 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 here at 13.2%, followed by education and training at 11.9% and construction at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.8% of workers. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative staff at 15.7% and technicians and trades at 14.6%.
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 Kingsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50764/kingsley/topic/employment