4.1% —
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nicholls · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Nicholls
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 Nicholls than in most similar areas. Only 56% of the adult population is in the labour force, though those who are employed have seen full-time rates rise slightly since 2016. The area maintains a low unemployment rate of 4.1%, which is much lower than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 56%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.1%, while full-time employment rose slightly to 58.3% since the last census.
56.0% —
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% —
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%. Other major industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.6%, followed by manufacturing and construction, which both sit at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Manager and professional roles are the most common, each making up around 15% of the workforce. Labourers, technicians and tradespeople follow closely, accounting for 14.7% and 14.3% of jobs 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 Nicholls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED236/nicholls/topic/employment