0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hotham Heights · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks the workforce in Hotham Heights, where a very high 75.6% of adults are working or looking for work. While most adults are active in the labour market, full-time employment is much lower than the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than in the rest of Victoria, though full-time roles are well below the state average at 51.1%. This activity is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, which is much lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
75.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.1% ▼ -38.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is heavily concentrated in the hospitality sector, with 42.2% of people working in accommodation and food services. Transport and warehousing also make up a significant 14.4% of the local workforce.
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are in community and personal service roles, making it the most common occupation. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 17.8%, and managers at 13.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hotham Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21207/hotham-heights/topic/employment