4.8% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Neerim South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Neerim South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 55% of adults in Neerim South are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that is smaller than in most similar areas, with many residents likely retired or not in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national levels. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
54.2% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction (11.8%) and health care and social assistance (11.5%) being the most common. Other notable industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.9% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, followed by professionals at 15.6%. Technicians and trades people account for 14.4% of the workforce, with clerical roles and labourers each making up around 12%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21911/neerim-south/topic/employment