5.4% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shifting job market defines Forest Hill, where 57.7% of adults are now working or looking for work. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment remains steady, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar suburbs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, the unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than most other areas.
57.7% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 58.4%
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 13.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.1% and retail trade at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation here, accounting for 31% of workers. Clerical and administrative positions make up 14.1%, while managers represent 13.2% of the local 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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20937/forest-hill/topic/employment