5.7% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Box Hill South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Box Hill South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of working adults defines Box Hill South, where 65.1% are employed or seeking work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%, though the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate of 5.7% compared to most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More people here are working or looking for work than in most areas, though the unemployment rate is much higher than the norm. Full-time employment sits at 57.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
65.1% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 57.2%
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 residents at 14.6%. This is followed by education and training at 11.7% and professional and technical services at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, making up 33.7% of jobs. Managers account for 16.3%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 12.4% 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 Box Hill South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20316/box-hill-south/topic/employment