3.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harrietville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harrietville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Part-time and casual work is common in Harrietville, where only 52.5% of the workforce is employed full-time. This is well below the national figure of 58.9%. The local economy relies heavily on tourism and service roles, with one in five workers employed in accommodation and food services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.3%, a little below the 5.1% seen across Australia.
60.6% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.5% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services is the biggest employer at 20.2%, followed by education and training at 11.3% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are managers at 20.2%, technicians and trades at 19.7%, and professionals at 18.9%.
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 Harrietville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21142/harrietville/topic/employment