2.8% ▼ -71.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hat Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hat Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Employment patterns in Hat Head have shifted over the last decade, though the area remains sparsely populated. Fewer than half of adults are currently working or looking for work, with only 42.9% in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While few are employed, the unemployment rate of 2.8% is lower than both the state and national figures.
42.9% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 here at 20.5%, followed by education and training at 16.7% and construction at 15.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, while technicians and trades workers account for 18.9% 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 Hat Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11876/hat-head/topic/employment