2.8% ▼ -62.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Herons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Herons Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Herons Creek, where 14.3% of the workforce is employed in the field. While the area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than most similar places, those who are in the workforce enjoy a low unemployment rate of 2.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, with 51.4% of the population in full-time roles.
56.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 14.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance each account for 12.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%. Managers and technicians and trades follow at 15.2% each, while labourers account for 13.3% of 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 Herons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11904/herons-creek/topic/employment