7.3% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noble Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Noble Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Noble Park, where 15.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places. This creates a distinct economic profile where industrial work is central to the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.3%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. This is reflected in the number of adults working or looking for work, which at 56.8% is well below both the state and national averages.
56.8% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing leads the way for local jobs at 15.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.6%. Other common industries include retail trade at 8.8% and construction at 6.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.8%. Other common roles include professionals at 14.6% and technicians and trades at 13.4%, with community and personal service workers and machinery operators both around 13%.
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 Noble Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21952/noble-park/topic/employment