2.3% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nilma North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nilma North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Low unemployment rates shape the daily working life of Nilma North, where only 2.3% of people are out of work. While more residents are employed than in many similar areas, the share of full-time workers is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 55.8%.
59.8% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 18.8%, followed by construction at 14.5%. Health care and social assistance also employ 9.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. Professionals and technicians and trades workers each account for 17% of the local 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 Nilma North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21944/nilma-north/topic/employment