2.2% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hay · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 55.7% of adults in Hay are working or looking for work, which is well below both the state and national figures. This low level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 2.2%, meaning those who are in the workforce generally find jobs easily.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 48.7%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 60.2% and the national average of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
55.7% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.7% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The workforce is spread across several sectors, with education and training (12.5%) and health care and social assistance (12.1%) being the most common industries. Mining (10.3%) and construction (9.8%) also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.2%, followed by managers at 15.6%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 13.4% 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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50618/hay/topic/employment