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Jobs & Industry in Huntleys Point

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

Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Huntleys Point, where 22.2% of employees work in this field. While many residents hold high-level professional roles, a smaller proportion of adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Huntleys Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Huntleys Point sits — Unemployment rate

7.1% ▲ +97.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Huntleys Point — higher than 84% of areas.

Huntleys Point7.1%
2111, NSW 3.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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7.1% ▲ +97.6%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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53.0% ▼ -18.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Employed full-time

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58.3% ▼ -8.5%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with 19.4% in professional and technical services and 16.7% in retail trade. Construction accounts for 12.5% of jobs, while finance and insurance employ 8.3%.

Industries people work in

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Huntleys Point splits fairly evenly between Health care & social assistance (24%) and Professional & technical (21%), with Retail trade at 18%.

Health care & social assistance 22.2% Professional & technical 19.4% Retail trade 16.7% Construction 12.5% Finance & insurance 8.3% Wholesale trade 4.2% Rental & real estate 4.2% Administrative & support 4.2%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common, held by 30.6% of workers, followed by managers at 22.2%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 13.9%, with technicians, trades, and sales workers each representing 12.5% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Huntleys Point, the largest group is Professionals at 31%, followed by Managers (23%) and Clerical & administrative (14%).

Professionals 30.6% Managers 22.2% Clerical & administrative 13.9% Technicians & trades 12.5% Sales workers 12.5% Community & personal service 6.9%

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 Huntleys Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11968/huntleys-point/topic/employment