5.9% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Halls Head · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Halls Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 5.8 percentage points separates the proportion of adults working or looking for work in Halls Head from the Western Australian average. While the area has a diverse workforce, it faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places. Only 58.1% of adults are in the labour force, trailing both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is much higher here than in most other areas, sitting at 5.9%. Full-time employment is also low, with 56.4% of people in this category, which is well below the state figure of 60.2%.
58.1% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Halls Head at 13.4%. Other major sectors include mining at 11.7% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.6%. Professionals follow at 16.7%, while community and personal service workers account for 13.2% 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 Halls Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50603/halls-head/topic/employment