3.0% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kurrajong · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kurrajong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Kurrajong than in most similar areas. While 64% are active in the labour force, the number of full-time roles is well below the national figure. This creates a local job market where more people are employed, but fewer are in full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 3.0%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is only 54.2%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
64.0% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Kurrajong at 17.0%, followed by education and training at 12.1% and health care and social assistance at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five residents are professionals, while 18.4% work as technicians and trades. Managers make up 15.2% of the local workforce, and 14.2% hold clerical or administrative roles.
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 Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12226/kurrajong/topic/employment