2.4% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cungulla · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cungulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Cungulla compared to the rest of the country. While only 47.7% of adults are in the workforce, those who are employed tend to be in stable, full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.2%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The local unemployment rate is also low at 2.4%, sitting well below the Queensland average of 5.4%.
47.7% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employment sectors are education and training at 13.4%, followed by construction and health care at 11.8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 17.6%, with technicians and trades making up 15.1% of the local workforce.
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 Cungulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30766/cungulla/topic/employment