1.6% ▼ -76.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 1.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hay South · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hay South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.6% defines the job market in Hay South. While fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, those who are employed are much more likely to have full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 65%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is 57.2%, which is well below the Australian average of 61.1%.
57.2% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.0% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 66.1%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for local workers, making up 29.4% of jobs. Other main sectors include education and training at 10%, and health care and social assistance at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.3%. Labourers follow at 13.9%, while professionals and sales workers account for 12.8% and 11.1% of the workforce respectively.
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 Hay South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11882/hay-south/topic/employment