0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Neranwood · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high full-time employment rate of 76.7% defines the workforce in Neranwood. While the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in permanent roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far more common here than in the rest of the state, sitting 18 points above Queensland's 59%. This strong employment is mirrored by a 0% unemployment rate, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
49.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
76.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 26.7% of jobs, followed by other services at 16.7%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 36.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for another 16.7% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Neranwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32118/neranwood/topic/employment