1.5% ▼ -84.7%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kurrajong Heights · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kurrajong Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high number of adults in Kurrajong Heights are working or looking for work, reaching 72.2% in 2021. This workforce is exceptionally stable, with an unemployment rate of just 1.5% which is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has jumped 25 points since 2011, sitting far above New South Wales and Australia. Full-time employment rose to 55.7% over the same period, though this remains a little below the state average.
72.2% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 69.4%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 15.0%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.5% and construction at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.8%, while managers account for 16.3% and technicians and trades people represent 15.2% of the workforce.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121062/kurrajong-heights/topic/employment