2.4% ▼ -27.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hewett · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hewett
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Hewett than in most similar areas. This strong employment profile is highlighted by a tiny 2.4% unemployment rate, which is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 77.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common here, with 61.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the state figure of 57.2%.
77.6% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.7%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.5% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 14.0%. Public administration and safety (12.6%) and education and training (11.8%) also make up significant shares of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.0%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 14.8%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 14.6% of occupations.
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 Hewett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40586/hewett/topic/employment