6.7% ▲ +201.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hawker · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hawker
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time work defines the local economy in Hawker, where 60.9% of the workforce holds a full-time role. Most adults here are active in the workforce, though a relatively high unemployment rate of 6.7% stands out compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common for 64.6% of adults, a figure well above both the state and national levels. While full-time employment is higher than most areas, the unemployment rate is also much higher than in similar places.
64.6% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.3%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in Hawker is spread across several sectors, with construction leading at 13.9%, followed closely by accommodation and food services at 13.2% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%, while community and personal service roles account for 17.9% 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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40572/hawker/topic/employment