5.9% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narangba - Burpengary · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Narangba - Burpengary
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are out of work in Narangba - Burpengary than in most similar areas, with an unemployment rate of 5.9%. While the local job market mirrors state and national patterns, the proportion of full-time workers has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, a figure that is about the same as both Queensland and Australia.
62.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.9%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 15.1%, followed by construction at 12.3% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.1% of jobs.
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 Narangba - Burpengary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31304/narangba-burpengary/topic/employment