3.4% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Manifold Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Manifold Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Manifold Heights than in most similar areas. This is a highly active workforce where 68.9% of adults are engaged in the labour market, a figure well above both the Victorian and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, although full-time employment at 56.5% is a little below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below the levels seen across Victoria and Australia.
68.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
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 17.5%, followed by education and training at 12.7%. Construction and retail trade also make up over 10% of the local workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.8%, with managers making up another 16.9%. Clerical and administrative staff account for 12.6% of the local working population.
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 Manifold Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21593/manifold-heights/topic/employment