3.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Huntly · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Huntly
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in Huntly compared to most similar areas. A strong 67.8% of the adult population is active in the labour force, with a typical resident more likely to be employed full-time than those in other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The adult workforce participation rate is well above the national figure of 61.1% and the Victorian figure of 62.4%. At the same time, the unemployment rate is 3.2%, which is a little below both the state and national averages.
67.8% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 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 18.2%, followed by construction at 13.0% and retail trade at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.8%, while professionals account for 16.7% 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 Huntly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21219/huntly/topic/employment