3.3% ▲ +80.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nullawarre · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nullawarre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines the workforce in Nullawarre, where 66.1% of workers hold full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. The local job market is heavily anchored in the primary sector, with nearly half of all residents working in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 64.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This strong engagement is reflected in the unemployment rate of 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
64.9% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 45.2% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 8.7% and wholesale trade at 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 45.2%, which helps explain the high proportion of people working in the agricultural industry. Technicians and trades workers make up 13.0% of the local 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 Nullawarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21981/nullawarre/topic/employment