2.0% ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harcourt North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harcourt North
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people work full-time in Harcourt North than in most similar areas. While 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is very low at just 2.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 51.7%. Around 59.5% of adults are in the workforce, which is a little below the 61.1% seen across Australia.
59.5% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 20.4%, followed by construction at 10.9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation at 34.7%, with managers making up another 25.2% of the local 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 Harcourt North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21138/harcourt-north/topic/employment