9.7% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nathan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nathan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the most common industry for workers in Nathan, where 14.2% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area faces significant employment challenges, with an unemployment rate of 9.7% that is well above both state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work—about the same as the national figure—full-time employment is far below the Australian average at 46.5%. This contributes to an unemployment rate of 9.7%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
61.3% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.5% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.3%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs are spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance following closely behind education at 14.0%. Other common industries include accommodation and food (11.8%) and retail trade (11.0%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 23.7%. Other frequent roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.9%, community and personal service at 13.8%, and labourers 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 Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32109/nathan/topic/employment