3.3% ▼ -44.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Highfields · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Highfields
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Highfields than in most similar areas. This is a strong employment hub where 63% of adults are in the workforce, and a very high 61% hold full-time roles. The area has a healthy job market with a low unemployment rate of 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life has improved here, with the number of adults employed or seeking work rising 7.3 points since 2011. Unemployment is now 3.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1% and the state's 5.4%.
63.0% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is concentrated in service roles, with health care and social assistance (16.2%) and education and training (13.1%) being the most common industries. Public administration and safety also employ 10.9% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.3%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.7%, and clerical and administrative workers at 14.3%.
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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313007/highfields/topic/employment