65.2% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
Sheep Hills · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Sheep Hills
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 65% of adults are working or looking for work in Sheep Hills, which is a higher rate than in most other similar areas. This shows a strong local employment drive, with a much higher share of the adult population active in the workforce than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, at 65.2%. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 62.4% and well above the Australian average of 61.1%.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries people work in is Health care & social assistance at 40%, ahead of Agriculture, forestry & fishing (33%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common occupations people work in is Managers at 53%, ahead of Professionals (0%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sheep Hills
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Sheep Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22270/sheep-hills/topic/employment