3.5% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Highton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Highton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Highton, where 18.2% of people are employed in the sector. The area has a strong workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than in most similar areas. While employment is high, the share of full-time roles is notably lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here (65.4%) compared to the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment at 55.4% is well below both the state and national levels, while the 3.5% unemployment rate is a little below the Victorian average.
65.4% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 18.2%, followed by education and training at 13.4%. Other significant industries include retail trade at 10.8% and construction at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.2%, followed by managers at 14.0%. Community and personal service roles account for 12.3% of occupations, while clerical and administrative work stands at 11.8%.
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 Highton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21187/highton/topic/employment