4.2% ▼ -51.8%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kaniva · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kaniva
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is much higher in Kaniva than in most similar areas, with 61.7% of the workforce in permanent roles. While the number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure, the overall unemployment rate has fallen significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.7%, which is well below the 61.1% seen across Australia. However, 61.7% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure that has risen since 2011.
52.7% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 20.7%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 13.0%, and education and training at 12.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, followed by professionals at 16.0%. Community and personal service workers account for 12.0% 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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221037/kaniva/topic/employment