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Highett (West) - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Jobs & Industry in Highett (West) - Cheltenham

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Professional roles are the most common way people earn a living in Highett (West) - Cheltenham, where 30.8% of workers are professionals. This area has a strong attachment to the workforce, with 69.3% of adults working or looking for work.

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📍 Highett (West) - Cheltenham, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Highett (West) - Cheltenham sits — Unemployment rate

4.3% ▲ +10.5%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Highett (West) - Cheltenham — lower than 58% of areas.

Highett (West) - Cheltenham4.3%
3192, VIC 4.2%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

A high proportion of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national rate. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 61.2%, while the unemployment rate of 4.3% is about the same as the rest of the country.

Unemployment rate

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4.3% ▲ +10.5%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.3% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.2% ▼ -1.9%

Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The most common industries for local workers are professional and technical services at 12.7%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 12.5% and education and training at 10.5%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Beyond the high number of professionals, over one in five workers are managers (20.4%). Clerical and administrative roles make up 12.7% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 10.3%.

Occupations people work in

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In Highett (West) - Cheltenham, the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Managers (21%) and Clerical & administrative (13%).

Professionals 30.8% Managers 20.4% Clerical & administrative 12.7% Technicians & trades 10.3% Community & personal service 9.5% Sales workers 8.7% Labourers 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers 2.0%

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 Highett (West) - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011171/highett-cheltenham/topic/employment