4.0% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hernes Oak · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hernes Oak
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of residents in Hernes Oak hold full-time jobs compared to the rest of the state. While about 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, those in full-time roles make up only 54.6% of the population. This is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Overall, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state and national averages.
61.7% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers here are electricity, gas and water, and health care and social assistance, which both account for 12.6% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 21.8%. Professionals are the next most common occupation at 14.9%, followed by managers at 11.5%.
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 Hernes Oak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21175/hernes-oak/topic/employment