6.0% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nelshaby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nelshaby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are in the workforce in Nelshaby than in most similar areas. While 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate of 6.0% is much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of the population is employed full-time, which is well below the national figure of 58.9%. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is also well below both the state and national figures.
55.6% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 16.9%, followed by manufacturing at 15.7% and accommodation and food services at 13.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.3% and labourers at 12.0%.
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 Nelshaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41017/nelshaby/topic/employment