6.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kingston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 6.7% marks the current job market in Kingston, which is much higher than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, full-time employment remains low. The workforce is largely driven by the health and public sectors.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 58.2%. However, full-time employment at 55.2% is well below the Australian average.
63.1% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.2%
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 15.9%. Public administration, safety, and education each employ 10.8% of the workforce, followed by retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.2%, and community and personal service jobs at 13.0%.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60307/kingston/topic/employment