3.7% ▼ -36.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heyfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heyfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Heyfield are working or looking for work, at 46.7%. This is far below the national figure and most other similar areas. While the overall workforce is small, the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, where the figure is 62.4%. Full-time employment is also a little below the national average, at 56.3%.
46.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.2%, followed by retail trade at 12.1% and construction at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 16.4%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.3% of roles. Managers and machinery operators both hold around 12% of the 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 Heyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21179/heyfield/topic/employment