7.3% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harrington · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harrington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Harrington, where 19.3% of the local workforce is employed in these roles. The area has a very small workforce compared to other regions, with few people working full-time. This is mirrored by an unemployment rate of 7.3%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 29.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Australian average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 48.1%, which is well below the New South Wales rate of 58.0%.
29.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.1% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, the biggest industries for local workers are accommodation and food services at 12.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest occupational group at 19.0%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.6% and labourers at 13.5%.
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 Harrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11865/harrington/topic/employment