3.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kurrajong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kurrajong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shrinking share of the workforce is in full-time work in Kurrajong, which has seen full-time employment fall 5.7 percentage points since 2011. Despite this drop, the area maintains a strong workforce with 60.3% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 5.1%. This low rate has remained steady since 2011.
60.3% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction and education and training both accounting for 14.0% of local jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.8%, followed by managers and technicians and trades, both at 14.1%.
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 Kurrajong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115093/kurrajong/topic/employment