5.0% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heathcote · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Heathcote
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Heathcote are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local workforce that is smaller than in most similar areas, with full-time employment also sitting well below the Victorian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. Full-time employment has fallen to 53.6% since 2011, while the unemployment rate is about the same as the rest of the country at 5.0%.
47.3% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in the area is health care and social assistance at 14.2%, followed by construction at 11.0% and manufacturing at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Local workers are most often employed as technicians and tradespeople (16.3%) or managers (16.0%), with professionals making up 15.2% of the 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 Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021029/heathcote/topic/employment