51.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Nurcoung · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nurcoung
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Nurcoung are in the workforce, creating a local economy where many people do not have traditional jobs. Only 51.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a much lower proportion than in most other similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4% and well below the national figure of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 41%, ahead of Mining (0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 59%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
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 Nurcoung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21988/nurcoung/topic/employment