3.7% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Numurkah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Numurkah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Numurkah, with only 48.3% in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, though the unemployment rate of 3.7% remains a little lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
48.3% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.1%. Other major industries include retail trade at 9.9%, manufacturing at 9.5%, and construction at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 15.9%, while professionals make up 15.0% of the workforce. Technicians and trades follow at 14.2%, with managers at 13.8% and community and personal service workers at 12.7%.
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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21984/numurkah/topic/employment