3.5% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Box Hill - Nelson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Box Hill - Nelson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 15% of the workforce in Box Hill - Nelson is employed in health care and social assistance, the area's most common industry. This is a highly active community where 77.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment is strong here, with 65.7% of people working full-time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate of 3.5% is also much lower than most other areas.
77.2% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.7% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the main industries for locals are construction at 12.1%, and both professional services and retail trade, which each account for around 9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 30.4% of jobs, while managers and clerical or administrative staff also represent significant shares 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 Box Hill - Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115041623/box-hill-nelson/topic/employment