3.6% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kununurra · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kununurra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are in full-time work in Kununurra than in most similar areas. A high proportion of the workforce holds stable roles, with 72.3% employed full-time. This strong employment trend has seen the full-time rate climb 13 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than in most areas. Unemployment is low at 3.6%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national rates.
62.0% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.3% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area at 18.5%. Other common industries include public administration and safety at 11.7%, and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.5%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.5%, with managers and clerical staff each accounting for around 13% 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 Kununurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515020/kununurra/topic/employment