7.7% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noojee · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Noojee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Noojee have shifted over the last decade, but the local job market remains challenging. Only half of the adults here are working or looking for work, which is a far lower proportion than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian rate of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is 7.7%, a little above both the state and national figures.
50.0% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.7% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is spread across several sectors, with 14.1% of workers in accommodation and food services. Manufacturing and construction each make up 12.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and labourers are the most common roles, each making up 16.9% of workers. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 14.1%.
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 Noojee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21954/noojee/topic/employment