4.0% ▲ +63.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heath Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heath Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Heath Hill compared to the rest of Victoria. While 63.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the share of full-time roles is well below the state average. This workforce is heavily tied to the land, with nearly a quarter of residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The adult working rate is a little above the national figure at 63.5%. However, full-time employment is lower than most areas, sitting at 56% which is well below the Victorian average. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, slightly lower than the national figure.
63.5% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 24.2% of the workforce. Construction is the next most common sector at 11%, followed by other services at 6.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common roles at 24.2%, followed closely by managers at 23.1%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 14.3%, while labourers and machinery operators each account for 13.2% of workers.
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 Heath Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21159/heath-hill/topic/employment