2.4% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hallidays Point · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of adults are working or looking for work in Hallidays Point compared to the state and nation. Only 51.9% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the local unemployment rate is a low 2.4%.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of people working or looking for work is much lower than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 53.6%, which is well below both New South Wales and the Australian average.
2.4% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.9% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 17.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.1%. Other notable employers include retail trade at 11.4% and education and training at 8.2%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.3%, with professionals following at 18.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 11.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hallidays Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11839/hallidays-point/topic/employment