4.7% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narangba · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Narangba
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Narangba than in most other similar areas. This activity is led by a strong presence in health care and construction, with 72.0% of adults in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the Queensland figure of 61.6%. While full-time employment is about the same as the national rate at 59.7%, the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is higher than most areas.
72.0% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 59.7%
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 at 14.5%, followed by construction at 11.7% and retail trade at 11.4%. Education and training and manufacturing also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.3%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.0%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.1% 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 Narangba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32107/narangba/topic/employment