4.8% —
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nambour · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Nambour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Nambour, where 17.7% of the workforce is employed in these fields. While most adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is notably low compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.4% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8% since 2016. However, full-time work is much lower than in most areas, with only 52.4% of residents in full-time roles.
60.4% —
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.4% —
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers are health care and social assistance at 17.7%, followed by construction at 13.2% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.2%, while technicians and trades workers make up 16.6% of the local 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 Nambour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31607/nambour/topic/employment