2.4% ▼ -48.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cungulla · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cungulla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common job type in Cungulla, where 17.6% of workers hold these positions. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, those who are employed are very likely to be in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 2.4%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 5.4%. Full-time employment has risen to 62.2%, a level well above both the state and national averages.
47.7% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 72.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local workers are most often employed in education and training (13.4%), followed by construction and health care and social assistance, which both sit at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond office work, 15.1% of residents are technicians and tradespeople, while 14.3% work as labourers and 12.6% are machinery operators and drivers.
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 Cungulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322031/cungulla/topic/employment