10.0% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nanango · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nanango
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 10% unemployment rate marks Nanango as having a much higher rate of joblessness than most similar areas. Very few adults here are working or looking for work, and the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 36.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 52.1%, while the unemployment rate has risen to 10.0%.
36.1% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 15.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.3% and education and training at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%, with professionals at 14.3% and technicians and trades at 13.6%.
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/ucl/UCL315074/nanango/topic/employment