3.4% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hughenden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hughenden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of full-time workers is found in Hughenden than in most other areas. While 67.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 67.2%, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work is a little below Australia's 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
58.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.2% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 67.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are public administration and safety at 20.6%, followed by education and training at 10.0% and construction at 9.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 9.4% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 15.1%, with managers making up 14.3% of the workforce. Professionals, technicians and trades workers follow closely at 13.4% and 13.0% respectively.
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 Hughenden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31369/hughenden/topic/employment