4.0% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Currawarna · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Currawarna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Currawarna have remained steady over the last decade, with a workforce that is notably more active than the national average. A high 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 59%, while the 4.0% unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average.
65.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 24.0% of the workforce. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 10.0% and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 26.0%. This is followed by professionals at 17.0% and technicians and tradespeople at 16.0%.
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 Currawarna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11179/currawarna/topic/employment