13.1% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Halls Creek · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Halls Creek
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Halls Creek compared to most similar areas. While a small portion of the population is employed, those who are hold full-time roles at a much higher rate than across Western Australia or the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is well above the state and national figures at 13.1%, while 71.8% of those employed work full-time.
35.2% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
71.8% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is largely employed in health care and social assistance (22.9%), education and training (19.6%), and public administration and safety (15.5%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most residents work in community and personal service roles (24.3%) or as professionals (21.3%), followed by managers at 14.6%.
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 Halls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50602/halls-creek/topic/employment