4.6% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kinross · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kinross
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Kinross than across the rest of the country, with 72.5% in the labour force. This strong participation is reflected in the local workforce, where 60% of residents have full-time jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the national figure by 11 points. While the unemployment rate of 4.6% is higher than in most similar areas, it remains about the same as the state and national rates.
72.5% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 60.0%
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 for local workers at 13.8%, followed closely by construction at 13.5%. Retail trade also makes up a significant slice of the local workforce at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians or trades workers make up the largest groups, at 18.8% and 18.4% respectively. Clerical and administrative roles are also common, accounting for 14.8% of jobs.
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 Kinross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50766/kinross/topic/employment