4.1% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nicholson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nicholson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Nicholson are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas. Only 57.8% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This lower level of activity is the main feature of the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 56.4%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 59.2%. Despite the lower number of people working, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
57.8% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 56.4%
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 14.5%, followed by construction at 13.2%. Education and training also make up a significant slice of the local workforce at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common group at 15.0%. Professionals follow closely at 14.0%, while labourers and community service workers each make up about 13% of the workforce.
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 Nicholson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21941/nicholson/topic/employment