0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tower Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Tower Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A remarkably high 78.8% of adults in Tower Hill are working or looking for work, far exceeding both state and national figures. This reflects a very active local workforce, though few people work in full-time roles. The area is also notable for having no one currently unemployed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 78.8% of adults are in the workforce, only 42.9% are employed full-time, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This high activity rate is paired with a 0.0% unemployment rate, well below the national average.
78.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is split across several sectors, with accommodation and food as well as health care and social assistance each accounting for 18.4% of jobs. Retail, education, and arts and recreation each make up 12.2% of the industry mix.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common workers at 28.6%. Other common roles include sales workers at 14.3%, followed by managers and machinery operators who each make up 10.2% of the 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 Tower Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22562/tower-hill/topic/employment