3.6% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hawker · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Hawker
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people have full-time work in Hawker than in most similar areas. While 61.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, the area's unemployment rate of 3.6% is much lower than most other places. This creates a stable employment profile, though the proportion of full-time workers has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the ACT average. Full-time employment is a little above the national figure at 61.4%, although this is well below the territory's 65.8%.
61.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer here, accounting for 25.4% of jobs. Other major sectors include education and training at 12.7%, and health care and social assistance at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals, who make up 30.7% of roles, followed by managers at 19.6%. Clerical and administrative workers represent 12.7% 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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011013/hawker/topic/employment