6.5% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noble Park North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Noble Park North
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 Noble Park North compared to the rest of Victoria. While the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure at 6.5%, a much smaller proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce overall.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011, now sitting at 58.1%.
54.8% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.5%, followed by manufacturing at 11.0% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, while labourers (14.4%) and technicians and trades (13.7%) also represent significant shares of the local 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 Noble Park North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041316/noble-park-north/topic/employment