6.1% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Herston · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Herston
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Herston compared to most areas, with 68.0% of adults active in the labour force. This activity is paired with a strong professional workforce, though full-time employment is notably lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 68.0% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure of 61.1%—full-time employment is well below the Australian rate at 54.3%. The unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
68.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 68.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 20.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.0% and education and training at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.2%, while community and personal service workers account for 12.0% and managers for 11.9%.
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 Herston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31324/herston/topic/employment