3.5% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hastings - Somers · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Hastings - Somers
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hastings - Somers than they were in 2011. While the share of full-time employment has dropped, the area maintains a very low unemployment rate of 3.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011, now sitting at 56.6%, a little below the national average.
57.4% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in public administration and safety, at 14.1%, followed by construction at 13.6% and health care and social assistance at 12.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 22.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers (15.2%) and professionals (14.7%).
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 Hastings - Somers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021379/hastings-somers/topic/employment