5.5% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nethercote · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nethercote
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the most common industry for workers in Nethercote, where 13.8% of people are employed in this sector. The local workforce is smaller than usual, with a far lower share of full-time employment compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is far below the national average at 45.3%, and the unemployment rate is 5.5%, which is higher than most areas.
60.0% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.5%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.3% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond retail, the main industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 11.9%, followed by manufacturing at 8.8% and accommodation and food services at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades workers, making up 19.5% of the workforce. Professionals follow at 13.2%, while community services, office work, and sales each account for 11.9% of jobs.
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 Nethercote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12941/nethercote/topic/employment