4.6% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Currumbin · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Currumbin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people work full-time in Currumbin than in most similar areas. While 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of those in full-time roles has dropped by 12 points since 2011 to just 51.5%. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 7.2%.
61.6% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 16.2%, followed by construction at 13.1% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15% and managers at 13.1%.
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 Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30024/currumbin/topic/employment