5.0% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingsthorpe · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kingsthorpe
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Kingsthorpe than in most similar areas. Full-time employment here is also well above the national figure, though both these rates have fallen since 2011. This creates a strong local workforce with a typical unemployment rate of 5.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Full-time employment is particularly strong at 63.1%, though this is 3.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
64.1% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 63.1%
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 15.2%, followed by manufacturing at 11.9%. Other common industries include retail trade, construction, and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 20.6%. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 14.5%, followed by labourers at 13.9%.
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 Kingsthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315047/kingsthorpe/topic/employment