4.1% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hughesdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hughesdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Hughesdale compared to the rest of the country. This workforce is largely stable, with 61.5% of residents in full-time roles. The area is characterised by a strong presence of high-skilled professionals and managers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 68.6% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate of 4.1% is about the same as the state and national averages.
68.6% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 61.5%
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 for local workers at 14.3%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.4%. Education and training also employ a significant 10.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common in Hughesdale, making up 34.1% of all jobs. Managers account for another 15.2%, while clerical and administrative workers make up 13.8%.
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 Hughesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21214/hughesdale/topic/employment