3.9% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nords Wharf · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nords Wharf
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for people working in Nords Wharf, where 17.3% of the workforce is employed in this field. While most adults are working or looking for work, full-time roles are much less common here than in other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment is well below the state average at 49.1%, while the unemployment rate is 3.9%, a little below the Australian figure.
60.8% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.1% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by construction at 17.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.4%. Education and training make up 10.5% of jobs, with retail trade and food services also featuring in the top five.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation group at 21.2%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 20.0%. Managers, clerical staff, and community service workers also make up a significant share of the local 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 Nords Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12985/nords-wharf/topic/employment