5.4% —
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up a huge 35.6% of the workforce in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), marking it as a major hub for high-skill roles. While more adults are working or looking for work than in 2016, the proportion of full-time employment has dipped slightly.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the national figure. However, full-time employment has fallen to 56.5%, a figure that is lower than most areas and slightly below the Victorian average.
61.7% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.5% —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.9% and education and training at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work roles are led by professionals at 35.6% and managers at 15.2%, with clerical and administrative jobs making up a further 12.3% 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 Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21001/box-hill/topic/employment