2.9% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nowra Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nowra Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Nowra Hill and the rest of the country in how many adults are in the workforce. While only 39.3% of adults here are working or looking for work, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common at 65.9%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, a little below both the state and national figures.
39.3% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant employer for 30.6% of the workforce. Other common sectors include construction at 9.1% and health care and social assistance at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 23.3%. Managers account for 16.7% of the workforce, followed by professionals at 13.6%.
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 Nowra Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13040/nowra-hill/topic/employment