3.4% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Hardey · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Hardey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of people work full-time in Mount Hardey compared to the state and national figures. While most residents are active in the workforce, the local employment pattern differs sharply from the broader Western Australian trend.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, only 40.9% are employed full-time, a rate far below the state average of 60.2%. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, a little below the state and national figures.
66.9% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
40.9% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and health care and social assistance, each at 15.9%. Other common industries include education and training at 9.1% and professional and technical services at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%. Technicians, trades, and labourers each account for 13.6% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers follow at 12.5%.
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 Mount Hardey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51013/mount-hardey/topic/employment