6.0% ▲ —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nowergup · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nowergup
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for people working in Nowergup, where 20.4% of the workforce is employed in this sector. While many adults are working or looking for work, the share of full-time roles is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 69.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is far below the state average at 44.2%, and the unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is much higher than most areas.
69.5% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.2% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond the 20.4% in agriculture, forestry and fishing, the most common industries are health care and social assistance at 13.3% and education and training at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22.1%, followed by professionals at 18.6% and technicians and tradespeople at 13.3%.
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 Nowergup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51162/nowergup/topic/employment