34.8% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Curlew Waters · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Curlew Waters compared to the rest of the state. Only 34.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is a striking gap compared to the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
At 34.8%, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest of similar areas. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.7% and the Australian figure of 61.1%.
34.8% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Manufacturing at 75%, ahead of Education & training (38%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Technicians & trades at 50%, ahead of Managers (0%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Curlew Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11169/curlew-waters/topic/employment