3.4% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Briar Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Briar Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Briar Hill than in most similar areas. The local workforce is strong and active, with a low unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. This reflects a community where a high proportion of residents are engaged in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the Australian average of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.8%, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
65.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.8%
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 16.1%. Construction and education and training also employ large groups, at 12.8% and 12.6% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.3%. Other common roles include managers at 14.8% and clerical and administrative workers at 14.1%.
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 Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20331/briar-hill/topic/employment