6.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Curramore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Curramore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Curramore than in most similar areas. Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This low level of employment is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.5%, which is a little above the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with only 44% of residents working full-time. This is among the lowest levels for areas of this type.
54.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 22%, while labourers make up 18.7% and managers account for 17.6% of the 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 Curramore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30772/curramore/topic/employment