4.2% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Currumbin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Currumbin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Currumbin, where 17.0% of workers are employed in this sector. While more adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, a smaller proportion are in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work (64.9%) than in most areas, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is well below the Queensland average, at 51.0%.
64.9% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by health care and social assistance (17.0%), followed by construction at 11.6% and education and training at 10.9%. Retail trade and accommodation and food services each employ around 8% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.1%, with managers accounting for another 15.9%. Technicians and trades people represent 12.6% 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 Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30774/currumbin/topic/employment