6.5% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noble Park North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Noble Park North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 6.5% unemployment rate is much higher than most areas for Noble Park North. While many residents find work in health, manufacturing and construction, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 58.1%, placing the area around the middle for its level.
54.8% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 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 most common industry at 13.5%, followed by manufacturing at 11.1% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 17.5%, though there is also a strong presence of labourers (14.3%) and technicians and trades (13.9%).
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21953/noble-park-north/topic/employment