4.3% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Halls Gap · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Halls Gap
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of workers in Halls Gap are employed in accommodation and food services, making it a major local employer. The area has a smaller proportion of full-time workers than most other places, with only 47.1% of the population in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 59.4% of the population, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is far below the national average, while the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is higher than most similar areas.
59.4% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.1% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is heavily reliant on tourism and hospitality, with 35.8% of people working in accommodation and food. Health care and arts and recreation each employ 10% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 29.2%, followed by professionals at 16.7%. Labourers make up 15% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers account for 14.6%.
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 Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21127/halls-gap/topic/employment