0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hopefield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hopefield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of all workers in Hopefield are employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. This rural workforce is highly active, with a much higher share of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
An impressive 73.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%. Notably, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
73.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry at 55.1%, followed by manufacturing and other services which both account for 10.2% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 42.9%, while professionals and sales workers each represent 12.2% of the local 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 Hopefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11940/hopefield/topic/employment