5.1% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Curban · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Curban than in most other similar areas, with 75.2% in the labour force. This high level of activity is driven by a workforce where full-time employment is very common. It is a place where the vast majority of working residents have secure, full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 77.8%. While the 5.1% unemployment rate is higher than in most areas, it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
5.1% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
77.8% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 58.3% of workers. Other common sectors include education and training at 13.9% and health care and social assistance at 12.5%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 40.3%, followed by professionals at 19.4%. Labourers account for 16.7% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles make up 13.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Curban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11167/curban/topic/employment