12.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manyung · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of the workforce is employed full-time in Manyung compared to the rest of the country. While the full-time rate is very high, the area has a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is at 95.8%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 59%. However, only 42.5% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate is well above the national figure at 12.9%.
12.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
42.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
95.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industry for workers is education and training at 37.5%, followed by mining at 20.8%. Manufacturing and public administration and safety each account for 16.7% of jobs.
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is split evenly between managers, labourers, and machinery operators and drivers, who each make up 20.8% of occupations. Professionals make up the largest group at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Manyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31756/manyung/topic/employment