6.1% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Numinbah Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Numinbah Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the biggest employer in Numinbah Valley, where 25.8% of the workforce is employed in the sector. This is a sparsely populated area with a small workforce, and only 33.5% of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 33.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland and national figures. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages at 51.6%, while the unemployment rate is 6.1%.
33.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers are construction at 25.8%, health care and social assistance at 14.5%, and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.4%, followed by managers at 17.7% and labourers at 16.1%.
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 Numinbah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32196/numinbah-valley/topic/employment