2.9% ▲ +60.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hyden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hyden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Hyden than in most similar areas. A huge 48.8% of the local workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, making it a primary producer hub where 67.5% of workers have full-time jobs.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the Australian figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is a little below the national level at 2.9%.
65.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.5% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.7%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Nearly half the workforce, 48.8%, works in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 8.9% and construction at 5.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 38.4%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.8%, while machinery operators, drivers and labourers each account for 12.3% of jobs.
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 Hyden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50662/hyden/topic/employment