3.9% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hurstbridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hurstbridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults in Hurstbridge are working or looking for work, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of activity is seen alongside a small unemployment rate of 3.9%, which is a little below the same figure for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While a high proportion of adults are in the workforce, full-time employment at 56.3% is a little below the national figure of 58.9%. This is also lower than what is seen in most similar areas.
69.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.3% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 17.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.5% and education and training at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.4% of workers, while technicians and tradespeople make up another 19.7% 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 Hurstbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21223/hurstbridge/topic/employment