7.4% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Herron · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Herron
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 7.4% marks the local job market in Herron. Far fewer residents are in the workforce compared to most other areas, with only 57% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 52%. This contributes to a workforce that is much smaller than in most other areas, with an unemployment rate a little above the state and national figures of 5.1%.
57.0% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.0% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.9%, followed closely by mining at 13.9% and health care and social assistance at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 17.3%, while managers and clerical workers each make up 13.4% of the local 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 Herron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50629/herron/topic/employment