3.9% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kurwongbah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Kurwongbah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Kurwongbah compared to the rest of the country. With 63.3% of adults in the labour force, the area shows a stronger employment trend than both Queensland and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 60.4%. The unemployment rate of 3.9% is also a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
63.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several key sectors, with Construction and Health care & social assistance both accounting for 13.6% of jobs. Education and training (10.1%) and Retail trade (9.8%) are also common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%. Other common roles include Technicians and trades at 15.6% and Managers at 15.1%.
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 Kurwongbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31596/kurwongbah/topic/employment