3.3% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heathmere · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heathmere
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Roughly 60% of adults in Heathmere are working or looking for work, a figure that sits about the same as the national average. The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with a notably strong presence in agriculture, construction, and health care.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.3%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Around 57% of the workforce are employed full-time, a result that is a little below the state average.
60.4% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split evenly across three main sectors, with agriculture, construction, and health care each accounting for 14.9% of jobs. Manufacturing and retail trade also make up significant shares at 10.5% and 7.9% respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation group at 20.2%. Managers and community and personal service workers each make up 14.9% of the local workforce, followed by labourers at 12.3%.
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 Heathmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21164/heathmere/topic/employment