3.6% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kingston SE · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kingston SE
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Kingston SE are working or looking for work now than in 2011. This is an area where only 48.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that is far below the national average. While unemployment is low at 3.6%, full-time employment is also much lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 2.7 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment is well below the South Australian figure of 57.2%, though the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below both the state and national figures.
48.4% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer for 22.3% of workers. Other common industries include retail trade at 13.1%, health care and social assistance at 10.3%, and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.0%, followed by managers at 17.4%. Technicians and trades workers account for 13.8%, while community and personal service workers make up 11.8% of the 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 Kingston SE [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415018/kingston-se/topic/employment