5.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Halls Head - Erskine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Halls Head - Erskine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Halls Head - Erskine than in most similar areas. Only 52.4% of adults are in the labour force, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This is well below the national and state patterns for employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is a little below the national figure at 55.9%, and the unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
52.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 local workers at 13.5%, followed by mining at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.5%, while professionals account for 16.3% of the local 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 Halls Head - Erskine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011024/halls-head-erskine/topic/employment