4.2% —
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Higgins · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Higgins
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between the working population in Higgins and the rest of the country, with 68.9% of adults working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is defined by a strong workforce, where full-time employment has risen to 64.1% since the last census.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is well above the Victorian average at 64.1%, while the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2% since 2016.
68.9% —
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% —
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in professional and technical services at 16.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.0% and education and training at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are common, with professionals making up 40.2% of workers and managers accounting for 19.3%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 11.7%.
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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED220/higgins/topic/employment