7.1% ▲ +134.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Halbury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Halbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A significantly higher unemployment rate of 7.1% marks the job market in Halbury compared to the state and national figures. This area struggles more than most similar places to find work, with the proportion of full-time employees sitting well below the Australian average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here (58.0%) than in the rest of the country. Full-time employment is also well below the national figure, with only 52.2% of the population in these roles.
58.0% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, which employs 42.4% of people. Education and training is the next most common industry at 12.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 28.3%, followed by labourers at 18.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 15.2%.
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 Halbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40550/halbury/topic/employment