5.1% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 31.6% of adults in Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. This indicates a very high proportion of people who are not in the workforce, with full-time employment also being much lower than across the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is far below the national figure at 46.4%, and this has fallen by 5.9 points since 2011. While the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the national average, it has dropped 1.6 points over the last decade.
31.6% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 46.4%
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 for locals at 18.4%, followed by construction at 11.6% and accommodation and food services at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common occupation at 16.0%, while professionals, managers and community service workers each make up around 14% 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 Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031124/tea-gardens-hawks-nest/topic/employment