4.4% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nirimba Fields · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nirimba Fields
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Nirimba Fields compared to the rest of the country. This is a highly active workforce where 71.7% of people are employed full-time, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 72.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much higher than most areas. The unemployment rate is 4.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
72.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
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 14%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.7% and finance and insurance at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 36.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.9% and managers at 11.9%.
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 Nirimba Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12977/nirimba-fields/topic/employment