3.5% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kavel · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Kavel
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults in Kavel are working or looking for work than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%, which is much lower than the figures for most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.9% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is at 56.8%, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
65.9% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers in Kavel are health care and social assistance at 15.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.5%, while technicians and trades people make up 15.1% 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 Kavel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40025/kavel/topic/employment