13.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Norwin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Norwin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Norwin than in most similar areas. While the vast majority of the local workforce is tied to the land, those who do have jobs face an unemployment rate of 13.2%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average at 56.4%.
49.4% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily dominated by agriculture, forestry and fishing, which employs 84.6% of the workforce. Retail trade makes up another 10.3%, while mining and manufacturing have no presence here.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 64.1%, followed by labourers at 12.8% and technicians and trades at 7.7%.
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 Norwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32192/norwin/topic/employment