3.0% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mount Hawthorn · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mount Hawthorn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 75.6% of adults in Mount Hawthorn are working or looking for work, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This high level of activity is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3%. It is a workforce where full-time employment is common and high-skill roles dominate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, sitting 15 points above the national figure. Full-time employment for 60.3% of residents is about the same as the state average.
75.6% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.3% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 14.7%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.5% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 40.4% of jobs, while managers account for another 17.7%. Clerical and administrative staff make up 10% 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 Mount Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51015/mount-hawthorn/topic/employment