5.0% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Halfway Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Halfway Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly a quarter of workers in Halfway Creek are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This is a small workforce where only 50% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.2% of people have full-time jobs, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas.
50.0% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry at 24.2%, followed by construction at 16.5% and accommodation and food services at 14.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 22%, while technicians and trades people follow closely at 20.9%.
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 Halfway Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11838/halfway-creek/topic/employment