11.5% ▲ —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harmers Haven · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harmers Haven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher unemployment rate of 11.5% has emerged in Harmers Haven compared to the rest of the state. This reflects a workforce that is struggling, with only 43.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Few people here have stable full-time work, at only 38.5%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This is consistent with a very low proportion of adults working or looking for work overall.
43.3% ▼ -47.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.6%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
38.5% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2021: 38.5%
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 at 30.8%, followed by education and training at 23.1%. Professional and technical services account for 15.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals, while technicians, trades, and community and personal service workers each make up 19.2% 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 Harmers Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21141/harmers-haven/topic/employment