4.3% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hocking · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hocking
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
High employment rates define daily life in Hocking, where a huge 73% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure of 61.1%, creating a community where most adults are active in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 62.5% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the Australian average. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
73.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.5% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance, accounting for 14% of jobs. Construction follows at 11.1%, while retail trade and education both make up around 9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 17%, and clerical or administrative staff at 13.5%.
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 Hocking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50645/hocking/topic/employment