10.5% ▼ -31.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Norlane · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Norlane
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 18 percentage points separates the proportion of adults working or looking for work in Norlane from the Victorian average. This is a challenging local job market where the unemployment rate of 10.5% is among the highest for similar areas. Only 44.7% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national average at 51.6%. This reflects a broader trend in the area, as the unemployment rate is well above the 5.1% seen across Australia.
44.7% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors in Norlane are health care and social assistance at 15.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.8% and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.5%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 17.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 15.4%.
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 Norlane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21960/norlane/topic/employment