9.6% ▲ +89.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Normanton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Normanton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the job market in Normanton. While 70.4% of the workforce is in full-time roles, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 9.6%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national averages. This low activity rate sits alongside an unemployment rate that is among the highest for areas of this size.
55.4% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.4% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across a few main sectors, with education and training (15.7%) and public administration and safety (15.5%) as the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, followed by community and personal service workers at 15.7% and managers at 12.5%.
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 Normanton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32165/normanton/topic/employment