3.2% ▼ -63.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Currarong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Currarong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Currarong compared to most similar areas. Only 43% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, those who are looking for work have a little more luck than the state average, with an unemployment rate of 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure at 53.5%. This contributes to the overall low number of residents working or looking for work, which sits 18 points below the Australian average.
43.0% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for locals, employing 28.6% of the workforce. Education and training follow at 9.2%, with accommodation and food and public administration and safety both at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 21.6%. Labourers account for 14.1% of jobs, while managers and clerical workers each make up 11.9%.
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 Currarong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11177/currarong/topic/employment