5.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nyah · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nyah
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Middle-of-the-road employment levels define Nyah, where 59.4% of the population works full-time. This matches the state and national figures, though the local unemployment rate of 5.6% is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. While full-time employment is typical for the region, the unemployment rate is higher than in most other areas.
58.3% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 25.2% of the workforce. Other common roles are in health care and social assistance (10.2%) and construction (9.4%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 29.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 13.8%. Professionals, office staff, and machinery operators each account for 9.8% 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 Nyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21992/nyah/topic/employment