3.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Highton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Highton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of Highton residents are employed full-time, but this 53.9% figure is well below the national average. While a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, the local job market is very steady with a low unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.6% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. However, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to 53.9%.
65.6% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.9%, followed by education and training at 13.3%. Retail trade makes up 11.2% of jobs, while construction accounts for 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.8%, with managers making up 14.1% of the workforce. Community and personal service workers account for 12.6% of the local jobs.
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 Highton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203021042/highton/topic/employment