4.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heidelberg · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heidelberg
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Heidelberg than in most other similar areas. This employment strength is reflected in the 62.3% of the workforce in full-time roles, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Victorian figure of 62.4%. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
66.3% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.3% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 62.3%
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 21.1%. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 12.4% and education and training at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 41.8%. This is followed by managers at 14.5% and clerical and administrative staff at 12.2%.
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 Heidelberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21167/heidelberg/topic/employment