3.9% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nords Wharf · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Nords Wharf
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has dropped by 14 percentage points since 2011 in Nords Wharf (L). While a higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most similar areas, the share of people in permanent full-time roles has fallen significantly.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 49.1%, and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.9% since 2011.
60.8% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.1% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 17.3%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 13.4%, and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 20.0%. Managers account for 14.1% of the local workforce.
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 Nords Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121089/nords-wharf/topic/employment