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Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Forest Hill, where 13.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a diverse employment base, with a strong presence of professionals and managers across various fields.

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📍 Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

5.2% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 60% of areas.

Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)5.2%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Around 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure. While full-time employment fell slightly since 2016 to 57.8%, the unemployment rate also dropped by 1.4 points to 5.2%.

Unemployment rate

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5.2% —

Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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58.7% —

Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.8% —

Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Beyond health care, the local workforce is spread across professional and technical services at 10.8%, education and training at 10.2%, and retail trade at 10.2%. Construction makes up 7.2% of local jobs.

Industries people work in

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Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (14%) and Professional & technical (11%), with Education & training at 11%.

Health care & social assistance 13.8% Professional & technical 10.8% Education & training 10.2% Retail trade 10.2% Construction 7.2% Accommodation & food 6.3% Manufacturing 6.2% Finance & insurance 5.7% Public administration & safety 4.6% Wholesale trade 3.5%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common occupation at 31.4%, followed by managers at 14.4% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.5%. Technicians, trades, and community services workers make up the remaining key groups.

Occupations people work in

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In Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 32%, followed by Managers (15%) and Clerical & administrative (14%).

Professionals 31.4% Managers 14.4% Clerical & administrative 13.5% Technicians & trades 10.3% Community & personal service 9.3% Sales workers 8.9% Labourers 6.7% Machinery operators & drivers 3.7%

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 (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23101/forest-hill/topic/employment