3.6% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Holsworthy · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Holsworthy
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Holsworthy than in most similar areas. The local workforce is exceptionally active, with 72.5% of adults engaged in the labour force, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common here at 65.6%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. This strong engagement is reflected in an unemployment rate of 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
72.5% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.5%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 72.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the dominant industry for residents, accounting for 22% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follow at 10.7%, while professional and technical roles make up 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals, making it the most common occupation at 24.2%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers at 17.5% and clerical and administrative staff at 15.1%.
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 Holsworthy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11933/holsworthy/topic/employment