4.8% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glen Huntly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glen Huntly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of employment defines daily life in Glen Huntly, where 70.4% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, with a strong presence of full-time roles and professional careers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The area is much more active in the workforce than most similar places, with 62.9% of residents employed full-time. This is well above the Victorian average of 59.2%, while the unemployment rate is 4.8%, about the same as the state and national figures.
70.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 15.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.3%. Education and training also make up a significant part of the local workforce at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 38.4%, which is consistent with the high number of people in technical and health industries. Managers account for 13% of roles, followed by clerical and administrative workers at 11.4%.
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 Glen Huntly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21009/glen-huntly/topic/employment