3.6% ▲ —
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Keppel Sands · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Keppel Sands
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of working adults shapes the local economy in Keppel Sands, where full-time employment is now common. Only 43.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work rose to 58.4% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure. While the unemployment rate is a little below the state average at 3.6%, the total number of adults in the workforce is much lower than in most similar areas.
43.3% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common at 16.1%. Retail trade follows at 11.7%, while health care and social assistance account for 10.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades and technical roles are the most frequent occupation at 24.1%. Managers make up 17.5% of the workforce, followed by labourers at 15.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.6%.
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 Keppel Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322069/keppel-sands/topic/employment