4.3% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narracan (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Narracan than in most similar areas. Only 58.1% of adults are in the labour force, and the share of full-time workers has fallen to 56.2% since 2011. This reflects a workforce that is smaller and less active than the Victorian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure. However, the share of adults working or looking for work is well below the state average at 58.1%.
58.1% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%, followed by construction at 13.2% and education and training at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%, with professionals and managers also common at 16.4% and 13.7% respectively.
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 Narracan (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25802/narracan/topic/employment