3.8% ▼ -42.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
West Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in West Nowra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong workforce defines West Nowra, where 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work. This rate is well above the New South Wales figure. Local employment is stable, with a typical unemployment rate of 3.8% which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.8% of the community are employed full-time, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. The number of adults working or looking for work is a little above the Australian average at 62.4%.
62.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.9%. Other major sectors include public administration and safety at 11.6%, and retail trade at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most common occupation at 24.1%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.0%, and labourers at 13.3%.
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 West Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14265/west-nowra/topic/employment