7.1% ▼ -48.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hastings Point · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hastings Point
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hastings Point than in the rest of the country. Only 27.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a community where many residents have already retired or are not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state average at 46.3%. While few people are working, the unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
27.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People here work across a variety of sectors, with the most common being accommodation and food services at 13.1%, followed by education and training at 12.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are labourers at 16.9% and professionals at 15.6%, while 12.5% of the workforce are in community and personal service roles.
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 Hastings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11875/hastings-point/topic/employment