4.2% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nelligen · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nelligen
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 Nelligen compared to most similar areas. Only 54% of adults are in the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local job market that is much smaller than typical for its size.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national average at 48.3%. While the overall workforce is small, the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
54.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.3% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 20.5% of jobs. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 15.9%, and retail, transport, and health care each at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Managers and labourers each represent 15.9% of the workforce, while professionals and machinery operators each account for 11.4%.
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 Nelligen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12929/nelligen/topic/employment