3.5% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Horsham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Horsham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Horsham have remained steady over the last decade, with a workforce now led by the health care sector. Roughly 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.5%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, slightly lower than the typical Australian experience.
58.4% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 19.8%, followed by retail trade at 12% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 19.1%, while technicians and trades people make up 14.2% 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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21206/horsham/topic/employment