3.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hammondville · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hammondville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Hammondville are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure. While the local unemployment rate is a little below the Australian average, the proportion of people in the workforce remains notably low. This suggests a community with many residents who are not currently active in the job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below New South Wales. Full-time employment is also low at 54.7%, though the unemployment rate is a little below the national average at 3.5%.
50.3% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 12.9%, followed by construction at 10.6% and education and training at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%. Clerical and administrative roles are almost as common at 19.8%, with managers and technicians and trades each representing around 13% of the 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 Hammondville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11851/hammondville/topic/employment