6.1% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hadfield · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hadfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hadfield than in most other areas, with only 56.9% in the labour force. While full-time work is common for those employed, the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is a little above the state figure of 5.0%. This sits alongside a lower-than-usual share of adults working or looking for work, at 56.9%.
56.9% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.4% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Hadfield at 12.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Other common industries include retail trade and education.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 23.7% of workers are professionals, making it the most common occupation. Technicians and trades workers follow at 15.4%, with clerical and administrative roles making up 14.4% of the workforce.
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 Hadfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21124/hadfield/topic/employment