5.4% ▼ -45.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nambour · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nambour
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of the working adults in Nambour are now in full-time roles, though this is well below the national figure. While a growing number of people are working or looking for work, the area still sees a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell by 6.9 percentage points since 2011 to 51.9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 11 points to 58.9%, while unemployment fell from 10% in 2011 to 5.4%.
58.9% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.9% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.9%, followed by construction at 11.3% and retail trade at 11.1%. Education and training (8.4%) and accommodation and food (7.2%) also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 16.7% and professionals at 16.4%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 15.1%, labourers at 13.7%, and clerical and administrative staff at 11.5%.
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 Nambour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL312004/nambour/topic/employment