8.1% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kuranda · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kuranda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce in Kuranda, where only 53% are working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is currently challenging, with a high unemployment rate of 8.1% that has risen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen to 48.8%, which is far below the 59% seen across Queensland. This reflects a broader trend where fewer people are working compared to most other areas, and the unemployment rate is now a little above the state figure.
53.0% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 48.8%
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 18.6%, followed by education and training at 11.9%. Retail trade also makes up a significant part of the local economy at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals, making up 23.7% of the local workforce. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 16.8% and technicians and trades at 13.9%.
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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315049/kuranda/topic/employment