4.0% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hepburn · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Hepburn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hepburn than in most other areas, with only 52.3% in the labour force. While unemployment is low at 4%, the region has seen a steady decline in full-time employment over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.3% 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 50.5%, a figure that has fallen 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
52.3% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.5% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.4%, followed by construction at 9.2% and accommodation and food services at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%, with managers following at 18.7% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.1%.
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 Hepburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22910/hepburn/topic/employment