4.7% ▼ -49.8%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nelly Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nelly Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Nelly Bay than in most similar areas, though this figure has risen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011. The local job market is quite diverse, with nearly one in five people working in accommodation and food services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 7.2 percentage points since 2011 to 50.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 59%. While only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 4.7% is about the same as the national figure.
47.5% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.6% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services is the biggest employer at 18.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.8% and education and training at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%, with managers accounting for 18% and technicians and tradespeople making up 13.9% 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 Nelly Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315075/nelly-bay/topic/employment