3.6% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Curl Curl · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Curl Curl
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of working residents defines Curl Curl, where 68.2% of adults are employed or seeking work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local workforce is mostly stable, with a strong presence of professional and managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.5%, while the unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
68.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 68.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employment sectors in Curl Curl are professional and technical services at 14.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.8%. Construction, finance, and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 33.1%, which aligns with the high number of people working in technical and professional industries. Managers make up another 23.7% 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 Curl Curl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11168/curl-curl/topic/employment