15.9% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Napranum · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Napranum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Napranum since 2011, with the share falling 15 percentage points to 26.0%. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas, though the unemployment rate of 15.9% remains far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 26.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment fell 15 points since 2011 to 57.7%, and the unemployment rate is among the highest at this level at 15.9%.
26.0% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for workers in Napranum at 19.0%, followed by public administration and safety at 15.3% and health care and social assistance at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up 22.6% of local jobs, while community and personal service workers account for 14.6% 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 Napranum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35670/napranum/topic/employment