5.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nanango · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Nanango
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Nanango are working or looking for work, which is a striking gap compared to the rest of the country. This reflects a local workforce that is smaller and more detached from the job market than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.5% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national rate of 61.1% and down 6.4 points since 2011. The unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is higher than most similar areas.
47.5% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 13.2%, closely followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9% and manufacturing at 11.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, while managers account for 16.4% and technicians and tradespeople make up 13.6% of the workforce.
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/sed/SED30063/nanango/topic/employment