7.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Box Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Box Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 7.8% than the national figure marks the current job market in Box Hill. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the state average, and full-time employment is notably lower. This creates a distinct employment gap when compared to other similar areas across Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 58% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 51.8%, while the unemployment rate sits a little above the national 5.1%.
58.0% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 51.8%
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 15.2%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.9%. Other significant sectors include professional and technical services and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 12.6% and technicians and tradespeople at 11.6%.
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 Box Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20314/box-hill/topic/employment