4.1% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nudgee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nudgee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Nudgee than in most other areas. This strong employment trend is driven by a workforce that is much more likely to hold full-time roles than the state or national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 71.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above Queensland levels at 65.5%, while the unemployment rate of 4.1% is a little below the state average.
71.3% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in health care and social assistance, which employs 15.0% of residents. Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 9.9% and public administration and safety at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%, followed by managers at 15.3% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.9%. Technicians and trades people account for 11.7% 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 Nudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32193/nudgee/topic/employment