2.1% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Port Hacking · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Port Hacking
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher number of adults are working or looking for work in Port Hacking than in most similar areas. This workforce is led by a strong presence of professionals and managers, with an unemployment rate of just 2.1%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Those employed full-time make up 56.7% of the population, while the unemployment rate is lower than most areas at 2.1%.
64.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with construction being the most common industry at 14.6%. Other major employers include professional and technical services at 12.9% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 33.3%, followed by managers at 20.1%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 14.2% of the workforce, while technicians and tradespeople account for 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 Port Hacking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13256/port-hacking/topic/employment