Kenilworth · Urban Centre

Jobs & Industry in Kenilworth

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer people in Kenilworth work full-time than they did in 2011, though the number of adults working or looking for work has risen. It is a small workforce where no one is currently unemployed, a figure well below the national average.

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📍 Kenilworth, Urban Centre

Where Kenilworth sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% → —
  • 0.0%–1.1%: 80 areas
  • 1.1%–2.1%: 117 areas
  • 2.1%–3.2%: 268 areas
  • 3.2%–4.3%: 332 areas
  • 4.3%–5.4%: 302 areas
  • 5.4%–6.4%: 216 areas
  • 6.4%–7.5%: 133 areas
  • 7.5%–8.6%: 97 areas
  • 8.6%–9.6%: 60 areas
  • 9.6%–10.7%: 38 areas
  • 10.7%–11.8%: 24 areas
  • 11.8%–12.9%: 16 areas
  • 12.9%–13.9%: 24 areas
  • 13.9%–15.0%: 18 areas
  • 15.0%–16.1%: 12 areas
  • 16.1%–17.1%: 5 areas
  • 17.1%–18.2%: 7 areas
  • 18.2%–19.3%: 8 areas
  • 19.3%–20.4%: 6 areas
  • 20.4%–21.4%: 10 areas
  • 21.4%–22.5%: 5 areas
  • 22.5%–23.6%: 4 areas
  • 23.6%–24.6%: 2 areas
  • 24.6%–25.7%: 2 areas
  • 25.7%–26.8%: 3 areas
  • 26.8%–27.9%: 3 areas
  • 27.9%–28.9%: 3 areas
  • 28.9%–30.0%: 31 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kenilworth — lower than 99% of areas.

Unemployment rate compared with the state and national average
Kenilworth0.0%
4574, QLD 2.4%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 53.8%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has fallen 12 points since 2011 to 50.9%, a level well below the national average.

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Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

53.8% ▲ +15.8%

Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 46.5%
  • 2016: 43.3%
  • 2021: 53.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

50.9% ▼ -19.7%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 63.4%
  • 2016: 61.4%
  • 2021: 50.9%

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with construction and retail trade each accounting for 12.5% of the workforce. Manufacturing and accommodation and food services follow closely at 11.6% each.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.6%, followed by labourers at 15.2%. Community and personal service, sales, and machinery operators each represent 11.6% of roles.

Occupations people work in

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Kenilworth splits fairly evenly between Technicians & trades (19%) and Labourers (15%), with Community & personal service at 12%.

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 Kenilworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322068/kenilworth/topic/employment