3.8% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Natimuk · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Natimuk
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shift in the local economy is evident in Natimuk, where health and farm work now dominate the job market. While about 60% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is notably lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.6% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 3.8%, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
60.0% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 49.6%
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 17.9%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.4%. Education and training also make up a significant part of the local workforce at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation for 21.8% of workers, while managers account for 19.3%. Community and personal service roles make up another 14.3% of the local workforce.
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 Natimuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21899/natimuk/topic/employment