2.8% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Currabubula · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Currabubula
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for Currabubula, where nearly one in five people work. The local workforce is notably active, with 63.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here, with 66.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the national figure of 58.9%. This strong employment is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 2.8%, which is a little below the Australian average.
63.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.1% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Apart from farming, the most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 11.1%, and transport and warehousing at 8.8%. Education and construction also provide a smaller share of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 25.1%, followed by professionals at 14%. Other common roles include technicians and trades, machinery operators, and community service workers.
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 Currabubula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11173/currabubula/topic/employment