5.2% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Culburra Beach · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Culburra Beach
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Culburra Beach are working or looking for work, reflecting a community with a high proportion of retirees. While many residents are out of the workforce, those who are employed often work in healthcare or construction.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 53.6%, while the unemployment rate is 5.2%, slightly higher than most similar areas.
47.8% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 53.6%
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 16.2%, followed by construction at 13.6%. Education and training also make up a significant share of the workforce at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one in five workers are professionals, making up 21.1% of the local workforce. Community and personal service roles (16.8%) and technicians and trades (16.1%) are also common occupations here.
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 Culburra Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11147/culburra-beach/topic/employment