4.2% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Highett · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Highett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Highett, where nearly 31% of the workforce holds a professional role. The area is a strong employment hub, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is robust here, with 68.4% of adults employed or seeking work, well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common, at 63.0%, which is well above the Victorian average.
68.4% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry at 13.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.2%. Other significant employers include education and training at 9.6% and retail trade at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Jobs are dominated by professionals at 30.7% and managers at 19.3%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 13.7%, while technicians and trades make up 10.6% of the local workforce.
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 Highett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21185/highett/topic/employment