2.7% ▼ -47.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hawkesbury Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hawkesbury Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high percentage of adults in Hawkesbury Heights are working or looking for work, making it a highly active community. The area is marked by a strong employment rate, with 71.8% of adults in the labour force, and a low unemployment rate of 2.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, sitting 13 points above the New South Wales figure. This activity is matched by a low unemployment rate of 2.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
71.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 13.0%. Other major sectors include retail trade at 10.6%, followed by construction and education and training, both at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the largest occupational group at 22.0%. Technicians and trades people make up 15.0% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 14.2%.
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 Hawkesbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11879/hawkesbury-heights/topic/employment