3.3% —
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nepean (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Nepean (Eastern Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped by 2.7 percentage points since 2016 in Nepean (Eastern Victoria). While unemployment is low at 3.3%, fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average at 49.3%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the rest of the country.
49.9% —
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.3% —
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are construction at 15.1% and health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Retail trade accounts for 10.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.2%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.3% and managers at 16.0%.
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 Nepean (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26102/nepean/topic/employment