2.9% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harcourt · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Harcourt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 52.5% of adults in Harcourt are working or looking for work, a figure well below the national average. The local workforce is shifting, with a far lower proportion of full-time employees than in most other areas. Despite this, the unemployment rate is very low at 2.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 11 points since 2011 to 47.5%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where the share of adults working or looking for work has dropped by 14 points over the last decade.
52.5% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.5% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 47.5%
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 18.5%, followed by manufacturing at 11.8% and construction at 10.9%. Education and training and retail trade also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.4%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.3%, community and personal service workers at 13.9%, and labourers at 12.2%.
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 Harcourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221032/harcourt/topic/employment