5.2% ▲ —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harrow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harrow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are employed full-time in Harrow than in most similar areas. While 61% of adults are working or looking for work, the local unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than in most other comparable places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is only 53.6%, well below the national figure of 58.9%.
61.0% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Almost half the workforce in Harrow, 46.4%, is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Health care and social assistance follow at 20.6%, while construction accounts for 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.3%, followed by professionals at 17.5%. Labourers represent 12.4% 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 Harrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21143/harrow/topic/employment