3.5% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Curtin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Curtin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Work patterns in Curtin have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong lean towards professional roles. A huge 33.3% of the workforce is employed in public administration and safety, making the public sector a dominant employer in the area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. While full-time employment is higher than in most similar areas, it sits a little below the ACT average at 62.9%.
65.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main industry here at 33.3%. Other common fields include health care and social assistance at 13.5%, and professional and technical services at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is largely high-skilled, with professionals making up 38.6% of jobs and managers accounting for another 21.6%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 11.7%.
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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80043/curtin/topic/employment