4.3% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kawana · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Kawana
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped 11 points since 2011 in Kawana, where only 53.5% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. This shift has occurred alongside a more positive trend in job security, as the unemployment rate fell to 4.3% over the same period.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, at 59.0%. This is a little below the national figure of 61.1%, and the proportion of people in full-time work is well below the Queensland average.
59.0% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, making up 19.7% of jobs. Construction follows at 13.1%, with retail trade accounting for 9.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.2%, and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Kawana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30040/kawana/topic/employment