5.0% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kureelpa · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kureelpa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 50.3% of people in Kureelpa are employed full-time, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a smaller workforce overall, as fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 57.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland and national figures. This is consistent with the area having a much lower rate of full-time employment than most other places.
57.0% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 18.7%, followed by construction at 14.3% and education and training at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 18.3% of the workforce, while technicians and trades follow closely at 18.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.1% of occupations.
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 Kureelpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31590/kureelpa/topic/employment