5.3% ▼ -74.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hexham · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hexham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Hexham compared to most areas. Only 44.9% of adults are in the workforce, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a local economy where fewer residents are actively engaged in paid employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 54.0%. While the unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is about the same as the national figure, it remains higher than in most similar areas.
44.9% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with 16.0% working in education and training, while manufacturing and transport and warehousing each account for 12.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing make up 10.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 24.0%. Other significant groups include clerical and administrative staff at 16.0%, and technicians, trades, community service workers, and machinery operators who each make up 14.0% 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 Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11905/hexham/topic/employment