8.0% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hervey Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Hervey Bay
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 Hervey Bay compared to most similar areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 8.0%, the local job market remains challenged with a much smaller proportion of people in full-time roles than the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 54.1%, a level well below both the state and national figures.
44.5% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 23.5%. Other major industries include retail trade at 11.6%, construction at 9.5%, and accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%. Community and personal service workers follow closely at 17.8%, with technicians and trades making up 13.9% 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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31904/hervey-bay/topic/employment