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Norah Head · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Norah Head

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer residents are in the workforce compared to most similar areas, making Norah Head a place where few people work full-time. Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is a very low 2.3%.

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📍 Norah Head, Suburb / Locality

Where Norah Head sits — Unemployment rate

2.3% ▼ -64.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Norah Head — lower than 61% of areas.

Norah Head2.3%
2263, NSW 6.8%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below both the state and national figures, at just 50.3%. This is much lower than most other areas, though the local unemployment rate of 2.3% remains a little below the Australian average.

Unemployment rate

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2.3% ▼ -64.2%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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53.4% ▲ +2.3%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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50.3% ▼ -10.6%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work across the area is split fairly evenly between construction, health care and social assistance (both 13.7%), and education and training (12.9%). Retail trade and food and accommodation services also make up significant shares of the local workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals are the most common workers at 21.2%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.2%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.7% and community and personal service workers at 13.5%.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Norah Head — Professionals leads at 21%, ahead of Technicians & trades (15%) and Clerical & administrative (15%).

Professionals 21.2% Technicians & trades 15.2% Clerical & administrative 14.7% Community & personal service 13.5% Managers 13.3% Labourers 9.7% Sales workers 8.5% Machinery operators & drivers 4.0%

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 Norah Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12983/norah-head/topic/employment