0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nirranda · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nirranda
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Nirranda than in most similar areas, with a striking 66.7% of the population in full-time roles. This high level of stable employment is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages. The area's full-time employment rate is well above the state figure of 59.2%.
61.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.7% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Over half of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing, with the next most common fields being health care and social assistance at 25.9% and manufacturing at 22.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 30% of workers are managers, followed by professionals at 25.9% and labourers at 18.5%.
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 Nirranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21949/nirranda/topic/employment