4.0% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Red Hill South · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Red Hill South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap exists between Red Hill South and the rest of the country in how people work. While 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work—well above the national figure—full-time employment is much lower here than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell 11 points since 2011 to 49.2%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.0%, a little below the state and national figures.
66.2% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with education and training leading at 13.4%, followed closely by accommodation and food and health care, which both sit at 13.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 31.7%, while managers make up 20.3% of the local workforce. Community and personal service workers also represent a significant slice at 16.3%.
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 Red Hill South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222079/red-hill-south/topic/employment