4.5% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Henty · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Henty
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 Henty than in most similar areas, with only 47% active in the labour force. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The local economy is heavily reliant on the land, with nearly one in five workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While the unemployment rate is 4.5%, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.
47.0% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 19.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.2% and education and training at 11.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, followed by professionals at 15.8% and technicians and trades at 13%.
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 Henty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11899/henty/topic/employment