8.7% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nanango · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Nanango
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Nanango compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is 25 points below the national figure. This gap is coupled with an unemployment rate of 8.7% that is well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 36.5% since 2011. Full-time employment is also much lower than in most areas at 54%, while the unemployment rate of 8.7% remains well above the Queensland figure of 5.4%.
36.5% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.9%. Retail trade (10.4%), agriculture, forestry and fishing (10.2%), and education and training (10.0%) also employ significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.6%, managers at 13.1%, and community and personal service workers at 12.9%.
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 Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021509/nanango/topic/employment