4.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hester Brook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hester Brook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Managers make up a huge 38.2% of the local workforce in Hester Brook. This is a hardworking area where 75% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far above the national average. While many residents hold leadership roles, the local economy relies heavily on a mix of mining and farming.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 75% of adults here are working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure. Full-time employment sits at 58.2%, while the unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
75.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer at 23.6%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 20%. Education and health care both employ 12.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are very common, accounting for 38.2% of jobs. Other significant roles include machinery operators and drivers at 16.4%, and labourers at 12.7%.
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 Hester Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50631/hester-brook/topic/employment