4.5% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nunawading · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nunawading
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Middle-of-the-road employment rates define Nunawading, where 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work. While most residents are employed, the area has a higher unemployment rate than most similar places. Health care and professional services are the primary drivers of the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.1%, roughly the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
63.2% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 14.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.4%. Other common industries include education and training, retail trade, and construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A third of the workforce are professionals, while 13.5% work as managers. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.9%, and technicians and trades at 10.3%.
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 Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21985/nunawading/topic/employment