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Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Narre Warren South, where 14% of people are employed in this sector. The area has a high number of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country. However, it also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar areas.

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📍 Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

6.3% ▼ -4.7%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 80% of areas.

Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan)6.3%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 65.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is a little above the state average at 60.8%, the unemployment rate of 6.3% is much higher than in most other areas.

Unemployment rate

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6.3% ▼ -4.7%

Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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65.9% ▲ +13.4%

Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.8% ▼ -5.6%

Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several major sectors, with health care and social assistance leading at 14%. Manufacturing and construction follow closely at 11.3% and 11.1%, while 10.4% of people work in retail trade.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.7%, clerical and administrative staff at 13.4%, and labourers at 11.3%.

Occupations people work in

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Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Professionals (18%) and Technicians & trades (16%), with Clerical & administrative at 14%.

Professionals 17.3% Technicians & trades 15.7% Clerical & administrative 13.4% Labourers 11.3% Community & personal service 11.2% Managers 10.3% Machinery operators & drivers 9.3% Sales workers 9.1%

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 Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26005/narre-warren-south/topic/employment