7.4% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hoxton Park · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hoxton Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Finding a job can be more challenging in Hoxton Park, where the unemployment rate is 7.4%. This is a little above the national figure of 5.1% and much higher than most similar areas, meaning fewer people are in steady work here than in other parts of the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.1%, sitting well below the national average of 58.9%.
53.9% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.9%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 54.1%
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 12.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.4% and manufacturing at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 16.4%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers at 13.3% and technicians and trades at 12.5%.
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 Hoxton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11958/hoxton-park/topic/employment