8.2% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kuranda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kuranda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Kuranda compared to the rest of the country. Only about half of the adult population is in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 8.2% is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, at 49.6%, while the unemployment rate is a little above the state average.
50.4% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 49.6%
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 18.1%, followed by education and training at 12.1% and retail trade at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.2%, with community and personal service roles following at 16.8% and technicians and trades at 13.6%.
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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31589/kuranda/topic/employment