0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Prospect Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Prospect Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero per cent unemployment defines the local job market in Prospect Hill, where there is an exceptionally high rate of people working or looking for work. This suggests a highly active workforce, though full-time employment is slightly lower than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work here (72.1%) compared to the national figure of 61.1%. While unemployment is much lower than most areas at 0.0%, full-time employment is a little below the state average at 54.8%.
72.1% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.5%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.8% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.2%. Other common industries include construction and health care and social assistance, which both employ 11.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.1%. Labourers account for 17.2% of jobs, followed by clerical and administrative roles at 14.0%.
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 Prospect Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41221/prospect-hill/topic/employment