15.9% ▲ +118.6%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Napranum · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Napranum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in the number of adults working or looking for work has hit Napranum since 2011. Only 26% of adults are now in the workforce, while the unemployment rate has risen to 15.9%, which is far above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work fell 36 points since 2011 to just 26%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment also fell 6.9 points to 57.7%, while unemployment rose to 15.9%, far above the 5.1% national rate.
26.0% ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry for local workers at 19.0%. Other significant sectors include public administration and safety at 15.3%, and health care and social assistance at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers are the most common workers at 22.6%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.6%, followed by professionals at 12.4% and technicians and trades at 10.9%.
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 Napranum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321076/napranum/topic/employment