4.0% ▼ -33.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Huntingdale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Huntingdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 68.7% of adults are working or looking for work in Huntingdale, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This workforce is largely stable, with 60.1% of the population employed full-time. The area's employment rate is significantly higher than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting 7.6 points above the Australian figure. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
68.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 60.1%
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 12.6%, followed by education and training at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.5%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.4% 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 Huntingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21218/huntingdale/topic/employment