2.3% ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Canungra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Canungra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Canungra than in most similar areas. While a lower share of the workforce is in full-time roles, the local unemployment rate of 2.3% is much lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 56.0% is below the national average of 58.9%.
64.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance (13.8%) and construction (13.4%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, followed by managers at 14.6% and professionals at 14.1%.
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 Canungra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30523/canungra/topic/employment