5.2% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bell Post Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Bell Post Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Bell Post Hill than in most similar areas, with only 56.6% active in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While many residents hold steady roles, the area's unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The share of adults working or looking for work is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment sits at 56.5%, which is a little below the national rate of 58.9%.
56.6% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.3%, followed by construction at 12.7% and retail trade at 11.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.5%, while professionals account for 15.8% and community and personal service workers represent 14.5% 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 Bell Post Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20192/bell-post-hill/topic/employment