4.8% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nicklin · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Nicklin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Nicklin than in most similar areas. Only 51.3% of people are employed full-time, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the national average. This suggests a local workforce that is more likely to be part-time or not in the labour force compared to other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 57.9%, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8% since 2011, full-time employment remains much lower than the national figure.
57.9% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.3% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 17.8%. Other significant employers include construction at 12.4% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 16.6%. Community and personal service workers account for another 13.4% of the 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 Nicklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30064/nicklin/topic/employment