3.9% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hughes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Hughes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry in Hughes, where 31.3% of workers are employed in this sector. This is a professional workforce where 64.2% of residents work full-time, a figure that is well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure but well below the Territory average. The unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is lower than most areas.
61.4% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is heavily concentrated in government and care roles, with 15.5% in health care and social assistance and 11.9% in professional and technical services. Education and training also account for 9.7% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are common here, as 37.4% of workers are professionals and another 22.9% are managers. Clerical and administrative staff make up 11.3% 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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091103/hughes/topic/employment