4.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hawthorn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hawthorn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong shift toward high-skilled work defines Hawthorn, where professional roles now dominate the local economy. The area stands out for its high employment levels, with 70.6% of adults working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working life is common here, as 70.6% of adults are in the labour force, well above the 61.1% national average. Full-time employment is also high at 62.4%, while the unemployment rate is 4.7%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
70.6% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by professional and technical services at 17%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.4%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
High-level roles are very common, with professionals making up 42.7% of the workforce and managers adding another 17.1%. Clerical and administrative jobs account for 11.4% of occupations.
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 Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21152/hawthorn/topic/employment