0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the job market in Harston. This small community has a very high proportion of adults working or looking for work, with most residents employed in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 70.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common, at 62.1%, which is a little above the Victorian average.
70.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.1% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 40.0% of the workforce. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.5% and construction at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 34.7%. Other roles include clerical and administrative positions at 12.6% and technicians and trades at 11.6%.
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 Harston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21144/harston/topic/employment