3.7% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nyngan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nyngan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is far more common in Nyngan than in most other areas. A high proportion of the local workforce holds secure, full-time roles, which provides a steady backbone for the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.7%, slightly lower than both the state and national rates.
62.4% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.3% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the largest employer at 17.7%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.7%. Education and training also employ a significant share of the population at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work across the town is spread evenly between professionals (14.6%), machinery operators and drivers (14.5%), and labourers (14.2%). Technicians and trades people make up another 14.1% 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 Nyngan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13060/nyngan/topic/employment