4.1% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harcourt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harcourt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are in the workforce in Harcourt compared to most other areas, with only 57.9% of adults working or looking for work. While the unemployment rate is 4.1%—about the same as the state figure—full-time employment is far below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.6% of residents have full-time jobs, which is far below the 59.2% seen across Victoria. This lower rate of full-time work is consistent with the overall smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most areas.
57.9% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.6% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 48.6%
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 here at 18.4%. Other significant employers include manufacturing at 11.5% and construction and education at 9.4% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades people at 14.8% and managers at 13.6%.
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 Harcourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21137/harcourt/topic/employment