5.2% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heathcote · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heathcote
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Heathcote compared to the rest of the state. Only 40.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is 22 percentage points below the Victorian figure. This creates a distinct employment profile for the area compared to national trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 52.6%. While the unemployment rate of 5.2% is higher than most similar areas, it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
40.1% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.6% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.7%, followed by construction at 9.8% and retail trade at 9.4%. Manufacturing also makes up a significant part of the local economy at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation group at 17.1%. Professionals make up 15.5% of the workforce, while labourers and managers each account for around 14% of jobs.
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 Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21160/heathcote/topic/employment