3.2% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nicholls Rivulet · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Nicholls Rivulet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only half of adults in Nicholls Rivulet are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the national average. This suggests a local workforce that is much smaller than in most other similar areas. While those who are employed often hold professional or managerial roles, the overall number of people in the labour force remains quite low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Among those employed, 53.9% are in full-time roles, which is well below the Australian average.
50.0% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry here at 18.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.3%. Retail trade (10.4%), manufacturing (9.7%), and agriculture, forestry and fishing (9.7%) also employ notable numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A quarter of workers are professionals, and another 20.8% are managers. Technicians and trades also make up 20.8% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 9.7%.
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 Nicholls Rivulet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60454/nicholls-rivulet/topic/employment