4.6% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nudgee · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Nudgee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Nudgee than in the rest of the country. This gap is seen in the 69.7% of adults in the workforce, which is well above the national figure. Full-time employment is also strong here, though it has dipped slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment is also much higher than in most areas at 62.9%, while the unemployment rate is 4.6%, about the same as the state and national figures.
69.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 62.9%
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 15.4%. Other common sectors include professional and technical services at 9.7% and retail trade at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Nudgee at 27.3%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 14.9%, with managers accounting for 13.0% 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 Nudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30067/nudgee/topic/employment