4.3% —
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Northcote than in most similar areas, with 71.5% of the adult population active in the workforce. This high level of activity is paired with an unemployment rate of 4.3%, which is lower than the usual figure for most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local workforce is very active, as the proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 3.8 percentage points since 2016 to 71.5%, far above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 60.5%.
71.5% —
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 71.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% —
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 14.3% and education and training at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large portion of the local workforce are professionals, making up 41.8% of occupations, while managers account for another 16.6%.
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 Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26303/northcote/topic/employment