2.3% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
Nearly half of the workforce in Kingston is employed in public administration and safety. This is a highly active employment hub where 75.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the territory average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are exceptionally strong here, with 77.6% of the workforce in full-time roles. This is far above the national figure of 58.9%, and the unemployment rate of 2.3% is lower than most areas.
75.3% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.2%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.6% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 80.9%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry for 46.1% of workers. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services at 14.6%, and health care and social assistance at 7.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 45% of occupations, followed by managers at 25.1%. Clerical and administrative staff account for another 11.3% of the local 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80083/kingston/topic/employment