6.7% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Horsfield Bay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Horsfield Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common way people earn a living in Horsfield Bay, where nearly 32% of workers hold these positions. While a high proportion of adults are working or looking for work, the area also faces a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, unemployment is much higher than most areas at 6.7%, and full-time employment is a little below the state average.
64.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 12.4%. Professional and technical services follow closely at 11.6%, with education and training at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 31.8% of workers, followed by managers at 15.5% and clerical or administrative staff at 12.4%. Community and personal service roles account for 11.6% of the workforce, while technicians and trades make up 11.2%.
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 Horsfield Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11948/horsfield-bay/topic/employment