5.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heybridge · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heybridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Heybridge are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This lower rate of employment is a defining feature of the local workforce, though the unemployment rate sits at 5.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below both the state and national rates. Full-time employment stands at 55.0%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian average.
53.3% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.0% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Heybridge, accounting for 22.0% of jobs. Manufacturing and transport and warehousing each make up 8.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.2%. Machinery operators and drivers also represent a significant portion of the workforce at 13.6%.
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 Heybridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60271/heybridge/topic/employment