1.1% ▲ +73.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Haven · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Haven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of employment defines daily life in Haven, where 72.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure, and the area has a remarkably low unemployment rate of just 1.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most other areas, sitting far above the Victoria rate of 62.4%. Full-time employment for 57.9% of the workforce is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
72.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 71.1%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 for local workers at 17.5%. Construction and retail trade both follow closely, each employing around 11% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 17.1%, while professionals and managers are also common, making up 17% and 15.1% of roles respectively.
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 Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21148/haven/topic/employment