5.9% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heywood · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Heywood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than half of all adults in Heywood are currently working or looking for work. This low level of employment is a standout feature of the town, as the percentage of people in the workforce has dropped by 8.4 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 45.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen to 53.5%, while the unemployment rate rose 1.4 points since 2011 to reach 5.9%.
45.5% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 15.8%, followed by retail trade at 14.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a notable role, employing 9.7% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 16.0%, with machinery operators and drivers following closely at 15.4%. Technicians, trades, and community service workers each make up 13.5% of the 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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215040/heywood/topic/employment