4.6% ▼ -39.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Currimundi · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Currimundi
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 57.9% of adults in Currimundi are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This low participation rate is reflected in the fact that full-time employment is also much lower than in most other areas. Many residents here find work in health care or construction.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 52.6%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, a figure that is about the same as the state and national rates, though higher than most similar areas.
57.9% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.3%, followed by construction at 14.2%. Other common industries include retail trade, education, and food services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%. Technicians and trades follow at 16.9%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 14.8% 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 Currimundi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30773/currimundi/topic/employment