47.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Homebush · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of adults in Homebush are working or looking for work, at 47.8%. This is far below the national figure and makes the area's workforce much smaller than in most similar regions.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the 62.4% seen across Victoria and 13 points lower than the Australian average.
47.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Finance & insurance at 45%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (27%).
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 73%, ahead of Sales workers (36%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21198/homebush/topic/employment