1.3% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nanum · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nanum
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A massive 78.8% of adults in Nanum are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. This employment rate is among the highest for areas of this type. Most residents hold stable, full-time roles in a local economy heavily shaped by the mining industry.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, with 68.9% of the workforce in permanent roles. This strength is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is just 1.3%—well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
78.8% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.3%
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for locals, employing 33.3% of the workforce. Other common fields include education and training at 10.4%, and health care and social assistance at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technical and trade roles are the most common jobs at 27.0%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 21.5%. Professionals make up 14.4% of the workforce, while clerical staff and managers account for 8.9% and 8.3% respectively.
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 Nanum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32106/nanum/topic/employment