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Huntingdon · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Huntingdon

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Huntingdon compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this low participation, the area has a striking unemployment rate of 0.0%.

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📍 Huntingdon, Suburb / Locality

Where Huntingdon sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Huntingdon — lower than 99% of areas.

Huntingdon0.0%
2446, NSW 4.5%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Full-time employment is well below the state average at 50.0%. This contributes to a total working rate that is much lower than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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42.7% —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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50.0% —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 21.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 18.8% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.6%.

Industries people work in

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Huntingdon splits fairly evenly between Construction (29%) and Health care & social assistance (25%), with Agriculture, forestry & fishing at 21%.

Construction 21.9% Health care & social assistance 18.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing 15.6% Retail trade 9.4% Professional & technical 9.4%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

One in four workers is employed in clerical and administrative roles. Other common jobs include managers at 18.8% and professionals at 12.5%.

Occupations people work in

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In Huntingdon, the largest group is Clerical & administrative at 27%, followed by Managers (20%) and Professionals (13%).

Clerical & administrative 25.0% Managers 18.8% Professionals 12.5% Technicians & trades 9.4% Community & personal service 9.4% Machinery operators & drivers 9.4% Labourers 9.4%

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 Huntingdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11963/huntingdon/topic/employment