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Homewood · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Homewood

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Managers make up the largest professional group in Homewood, with 32.4% of the workforce in these roles. The area has a very high number of adults working or looking for work compared to most other places. Notably, there is no recorded unemployment in the community.

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Where Homewood sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Homewood — lower than 99% of areas.

Homewood0.0%
3717, VIC 5.0%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

While 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is lower than most areas at 55.9%. The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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64.2% —

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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55.9% —

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 20.6% of the workforce. Manufacturing follows at 17.6%, while rental and real estate and health care and social assistance each account for 14.7%.

Industries people work in

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Homewood splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (20%) and Manufacturing (17%), with Rental & real estate at 14%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 20.6% Manufacturing 17.6% Rental & real estate 14.7% Health care & social assistance 14.7% Construction 11.8% Wholesale trade 11.8% Education & training 11.8%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Beyond the large proportion of managers, clerical and administrative roles make up 14.7% of jobs. Technicians and trades account for 11.8% and professionals 8.8%, while no one works in community and personal service roles.

Occupations people work in

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In Homewood, the largest group is Managers at 48%, followed by Clerical & administrative (22%) and Technicians & trades (17%).

Managers 32.4% Clerical & administrative 14.7% Technicians & trades 11.8% Professionals 8.8%

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 Homewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21200/homewood/topic/employment