3.7% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nebo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nebo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 75% of the workforce in Nebo is employed full-time, which is far above the national figure. While this is one of the highest rates for full-time work in similar areas, far fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work fell 11 points since 2011 to 47.7%. However, the unemployment rate is now only 3.7%, which is a little below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
47.7% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
74.7% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for 25.8% of workers, followed by transport and warehousing at 13.5% and public administration and safety at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily skewed towards manual roles, with 31.4% of people working as machinery operators and drivers, and another 19.2% as technicians and trades.
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 Nebo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321077/nebo/topic/employment