4.0% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Herne Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Herne Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Herne Hill than in most similar areas. About 68.7% of adults are active in the labour market, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a strong local workforce where a high proportion of the population is employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, which is about the same as the rest of the state and country.
68.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 58.2%
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 18.4%. Other common industries include construction at 11.5% and education and training at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.4%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.3% and technicians and tradespeople at 14.6%.
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 Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21174/herne-hill/topic/employment