13.6% ▲ +124.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nimbin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nimbin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 13.6% unemployment rate marks Nimbin as having one of the highest jobless rates among similar areas. This is well above the national figure of 5.1%, reflecting a local job market that has struggled significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of the state, with only 31.7% in the workforce. This is a sharp drop from 2011, and full-time employment has also fallen by 30 points to just 34.2%.
31.7% ▼ -55.6%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
34.2% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 26.3% of workers. Other common industries include retail trade at 14% and education and training at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 22.8%. Professionals, managers, and labourers each make up 13.2% 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 Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122098/nimbin/topic/employment