3.5% ▼ -36.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Nowra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in North Nowra compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below the national figure, full-time employment is well below both the state and Australian averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure lower than most areas. Full-time employment is particularly low at 54.3%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
57.2% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in the area are health care and social assistance at 19.3%, followed by construction at 10.8% and retail trade at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the biggest group of workers at 19.2%, while technicians and trades follow closely at 16.2%.
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 North Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13010/north-nowra/topic/employment