7.8% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hallam · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hallam
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 7.8% marks the current job market in Hallam, which is much higher than most similar areas. While full-time work is common for those employed, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Victorian average of 62.4%. This coincides with an unemployment rate of 7.8%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
54.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several key sectors, with construction (13.1%) and health care and social assistance (12.9%) as the most common industries, followed by manufacturing at 12.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.8%, while professionals (13.9%) and labourers (13.7%) are also common roles in the area.
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 Hallam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21125/hallam/topic/employment