5.2% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narre Warren East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Narre Warren East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Narre Warren East compared to the rest of the country. While 69.7% of adults are in the labour force, full-time employment is also strong at 62.2%. This exceeds both the Victorian and national figures by over 3 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people here are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, reaching 69.7%. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
69.7% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, with 16.6% of workers in the field. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.7% and manufacturing at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by managers, who make up 19.9% of jobs. Professionals follow at 17%, while technicians and trades workers account for 16.2% of the population.
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 Narre Warren East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21894/narre-warren-east/topic/employment