9.2% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Norville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Norville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local job market has seen Norville reach a high 9.2% unemployment rate. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 5.1%. While full-time work is common for those employed, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This lower participation rate sits alongside a high unemployment rate of 9.2%, while full-time employment at 58.7% is about the same as the national average.
51.1% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 22.6%. Other common employers include retail trade at 11.3% and education and training at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 17.9%. Labourers make up 17.3% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.5%.
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 Norville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32190/norville/topic/employment