7.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hardys Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hardys Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower rate of full-time work defines Hardys Bay, where only 49.6% of people are employed full-time. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 58%. The area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places, standing at 7.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low, falling 9.3 percentage points behind the Australian average.
53.2% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for workers here are professional and technical services at 17.4%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.3%. Construction and retail trade both account for 9.6% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 37.4%, followed by managers at 17.4%. Technicians and tradespeople represent 13% 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 Hardys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11859/hardys-bay/topic/employment