1.5% ▼ -51.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Napoleons · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Napoleons
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Napoleons are around the middle for similar areas, though it stands out for having very few jobless residents. Only 1.5% of the workforce is unemployed, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. This low unemployment rate sits alongside a workforce where over half of the residents are employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below Victoria's 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 57.1%, a little below the figures for both the state and the nation.
58.2% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 19.8%, followed by construction at 17.2%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9% and retail trade at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. Professionals follow at 18.3%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.8% of 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 Napoleons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21877/napoleons/topic/employment