9.3% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nanango · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nanango
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates Nanango from the state and national figures for adults working or looking for work. Only 36.3% of adults are in the labour force, while the unemployment rate of 9.3% is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment stands at 52.7%, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. This lower level of employment is matched by an unemployment rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
36.3% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 52.7%
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 14.7%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and education and training at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 19.4%, while professionals make up 15.1% of the workforce. Technicians and trades workers follow at 13.9%.
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/sal/SAL32100/nanango/topic/employment