3.6% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Heddon Greta · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Heddon Greta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 70% of adults are working or looking for work in Heddon Greta, a rate far above both the state and national figures. This high level of activity is mirrored in the local workforce, where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 69.7% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also strong at 61.7%, while the unemployment rate of 3.6% is a little below the national figure.
69.7% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.1% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common job role at 17.8%, with clerical and administrative staff making up 14.8% and community and personal service workers at 14.5%.
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 Heddon Greta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11895/heddon-greta/topic/employment