0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nangwee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nangwee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A jobless rate of 0.0% sets Nangwee apart from the rest of the country, where unemployment is far higher. Most of the local workforce is concentrated in farming, with over half of the employed population working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment for 58.6% of the population is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
63.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 55.2% of workers. Other common employers include education and training at 17.2% and transport and warehousing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
More than half of the workforce, 58.6%, are managers. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 17.2%, alongside community, personal service, clerical, and administrative roles at 13.8% each.
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 Nangwee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32104/nangwee/topic/employment