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Kuranda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Kuranda

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

A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kuranda compared to the rest of the state. Only 52.7% of adults are active in the labour force, a figure well below the Queensland and national averages. This reflects a local job market where full-time employment is notably uncommon.

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📍 Kuranda, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Kuranda sits — Unemployment rate

7.0% ▼ -23.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kuranda — higher than 85% of areas.

Kuranda7.0%
4881, QLD 7.0%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time work is rare here, with only 50.7% of the workforce in such roles, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. While the unemployment rate is a little above the state average at 7.0%, this is a 2.1 percentage point improvement since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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7.0% ▼ -23.4%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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52.7% ▼ -10.6%

Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

Employed full-time

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50.7% ▼ -10.3%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.1%, followed by education and training at 10.8%. Other significant sectors include construction at 9.1% and retail trade at 8.5%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.1% and community and personal service workers at 15.2%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Kuranda — Professionals leads at 22%, ahead of Technicians & trades (17%) and Community & personal service (16%).

Professionals 21.5% Technicians & trades 16.1% Community & personal service 15.2% Managers 11.9% Clerical & administrative 11.7% Labourers 8.6% Sales workers 7.6% Machinery operators & drivers 4.1%

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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051168/kuranda/topic/employment