0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Neerim North · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 93.3% of adults in Neerim North are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. While nearly everyone is active in the workforce, full-time roles are much less common here than in other parts of the state.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is well below the national figure at 0.0%. However, full-time employment is far below the Victorian average, with only 35.7% of the population in these roles.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
93.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
35.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 25.0%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 21.4% and manufacturing at 17.9%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 28.6%, while those in community and personal service roles account for 25.0%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Neerim North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21910/neerim-north/topic/employment