7.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Forest Hill than in the rest of the state. Only 30.9% of the adult population is in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This gap defines a local economy where a small number of people hold the majority of the jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the jobless rate is a little above the national figure at 7.1%, those who are employed tend to work full-time. About 59.5% of the workforce holds a full-time role, which is about the same as across Australia.
30.9% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 54.8% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include transport, warehousing, education and training, each accounting for 9.5% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.1%, followed by labourers at 26.2%. Sales workers account for 11.9% of occupations, while technicians and tradespeople make up 9.5%.
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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50513/forest-hill/topic/employment