6.3% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hopkins Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hopkins Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 6.3% than most similar areas marks the job market in Hopkins Creek. Only 54.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This indicates a significant portion of the adult population is currently outside the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the state average, with only 45.2% of residents working full-time. This is 13 points lower than the New South Wales figure of 58%.
54.2% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 22.6% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 22.6% and clerical or administrative workers at 19.4%, while professionals make up 17.7% 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 Hopkins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11941/hopkins-creek/topic/employment