6.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Noarlunga Downs · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Noarlunga Downs
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Noarlunga Downs compared to most similar areas. This is a community where 6.9% of the workforce is unemployed, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. This is consistent with a lower rate of full-time employment at 54.7%, a figure that is well below the national average.
57.8% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer for residents at 19.3%. Other common industries include retail trade at 11.7% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is varied, with 16.6% of people working as technicians and tradespeople. Community and personal service workers make up 15.8%, while professionals account for 15.5% of jobs.
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 Noarlunga Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41035/noarlunga-downs/topic/employment