0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Howes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Howes Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 79.2% of adults in Howes Creek are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. While there is a very high level of employment, full-time work is much less common here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, full-time employment sits at 47.4%, far below the state average of 59.2%.
79.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 79.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 21.1%. Manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, and accommodation and food services each account for 10.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers and professionals make up the largest groups of workers at 26.3% and 23.7% respectively. Sales workers follow at 15.8%, with clerical and community service roles each at 10.5%.
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 Howes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21209/howes-creek/topic/employment