3.3% ▲ +92.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nerrina · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nerrina
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Nerrina compared to the rest of the country. About 74.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is 13 points above the national figure. This high level of activity is paired with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below both the Victorian and national figures. While 74.3% of adults are active in the workforce, 58.1% are employed full-time, which is about the same as the Australian average.
74.3% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by education and training at 13.1%. Construction also makes up a significant slice of the local economy at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for residents at 28.1%. Managers make up 15.7% of the workforce, while technicians and tradesfolk account for 12.5%.
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 Nerrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21917/nerrina/topic/employment