8.0% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Huntfield Heights · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Huntfield Heights
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Huntfield Heights, where nearly one in five workers are in this field. While many people work in care and trades, the area faces a tough job market with an unemployment rate of 8.0%. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer people here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, with only 56.0% of adults in the workforce. Full-time employment is also lower than the national figure, sitting at 54.7%.
56.0% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.7% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with retail trade (12.7%) and construction (10.6%) following health care as the main industries. Manufacturing also employs a notable 9.4% of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.6%. Technicians and trades are nearly as common at 17.3%, followed by labourers at 14.3% and clerical staff at 12.8%.
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 Huntfield Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40616/huntfield-heights/topic/employment