4.5% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hastings · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hastings
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of adults in Hastings are working or looking for work, though this is far below the state and national figures. While the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, the area has a strong presence of trades and construction workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment stands at 56.7%, a little below the Victorian figure of 59.2%.
51.2% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry at 14.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.6% and retail trade at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 21.1%, while community and personal service workers and labourers each account for around 14% 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 Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21145/hastings/topic/employment