0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Neerim · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Neerim
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Neerim than in most similar areas. While a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures, those who are employed are overwhelmingly in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both Victoria's 5.0% and Australia's 5.1%. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 57.3%, well below the national figure of 61.1%.
57.3% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 64.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 17.6%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.7%. Manufacturing, public administration, and other services each account for 9.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 24.5%. Managers follow at 17.6%, with labourers at 15.7% and clerical and administrative staff at 14.7%.
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 Neerim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21907/neerim/topic/employment