4.0% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kurraba Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kurraba Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of residents in Kurraba Point are employed full-time, a figure far above the national average. This small area is characterised by a highly active workforce with very high employment rates and a strong concentration of professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the national rate of 5.1%.
70.3% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.9% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 76.4%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services at 22.4%, followed by finance and insurance at 12.9% and health care and social assistance at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 44.3% of the workforce, while managers account for 24.3%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 12.6%.
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 Kurraba Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12225/kurraba-point/topic/employment