6.9% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nyah West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nyah West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Nyah West compared to other areas, with only 42.1% in the labour force. This low activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 6.9%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.1% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both Victoria and Australia. Full-time employment is also well below the state and national averages at 55.3%.
42.1% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers at 18.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%, while managers account for 13.8% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21993/nyah-west/topic/employment