4.0% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northcote · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Northcote
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults in Northcote are working or looking for work than the national average, with 72.3% participating in the labour force. This high level of activity is reflected in the local workforce, which is dominated by professional roles and a strong presence in technical and healthcare industries.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far above the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national rate at 61.2%, while the unemployment rate of 4.0% is a little below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
72.3% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 16.4%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Education and training also make up a significant part of the local economy at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 44.8% of all jobs. Managers follow at 17.2%, while clerical and administrative positions account for 10.1% of the workforce.
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 Northcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21971/northcote/topic/employment