3.9% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Big Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Big Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Big Hill is well above the national figure, with 62.3% of the workforce in permanent roles. This creates a stable job market for the area, where the unemployment rate is a little lower than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the Australian average. While this is a little below Victoria's 62.4%, the local unemployment rate is a low 3.9%.
60.8% ▲ +67.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 12.3%, followed closely by manufacturing and health care, which both sit at 11.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and tradespeople at 15.4%. Sales workers and machinery operators and drivers also make up a significant share, each accounting for 13.8% 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 Big Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20235/big-hill/topic/employment