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Currajah · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Currajah

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A shift in the local workforce has seen Currajah become a place where more adults are active in the job market than in most similar areas. While 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 52.8%.

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📍 Currajah, Suburb / Locality

Where Currajah sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Currajah — lower than 99% of areas.

Currajah0.0%
4871, QLD 9.1%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. This comes despite full-time work being much lower than most areas at 52.8%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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66.7% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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52.8% —

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 22.2%. Public administration and safety follow at 19.4%, while retail trade accounts for 16.7% of jobs.

Industries people work in

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Currajah splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (27%) and Public administration & safety (23%), with Retail trade at 20%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 22.2% Public administration & safety 19.4% Retail trade 16.7% Manufacturing 8.3% Accommodation & food 8.3% Health care & social assistance 8.3%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%. Professionals account for 19.4%, while community and personal service workers and sales workers both represent 16.7% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Currajah, the largest group is Managers at 29%, followed by Professionals (21%) and Community & personal service (18%).

Managers 27.8% Professionals 19.4% Community & personal service 16.7% Sales workers 16.7% Clerical & administrative 13.9%

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 Currajah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30770/currajah/topic/employment