12.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nayook · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A striking 12.1% unemployment rate marks Nayook as an area where finding work is much harder than in the rest of the state. While full-time employment is very high for those who do have jobs, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the national average.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the national figure at 73.3%, yet the unemployment rate is well above Victoria's 5.0%. This contrasts with the 55.9% of adults working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian average.
12.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
55.9% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
73.3% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
One third of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, with other common roles in retail trade at 16.7% and accommodation and food at 13.3%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 36.7%, followed by managers and clerical and administrative staff who each account for 13.3% of occupations.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Nayook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21904/nayook/topic/employment