4.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nobby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nobby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Nobby compared to the rest of the country. While only 49.7% of adults are in the workforce, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, full-time employment is much higher than most areas, at 65.3%, which is well above the national figure.
49.7% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for locals at 19.1%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 14.4% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 17.4%. Labourers make up 14% 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 Nobby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32155/nobby/topic/employment