4.3% ▲ +127.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Nebo · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Nebo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in employment patterns has shaped Mount Nebo, where 62.9% of adults are now working or looking for work. While this is slightly above the national figure, full-time employment is much lower here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is less common here than elsewhere, with only 51.8% of adults in full-time roles, well below the Queensland figure of 59.0%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
62.9% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.1%. Other major sectors include professional and technical services, public administration and safety, and education and training, each employing around 11% to 12% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up a large portion of the local workforce at 38.1%. Clerical and administrative roles are the next most common at 12.8%, followed by managers at 11%.
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 Mount Nebo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32008/mount-nebo/topic/employment