26.1% ▲ +342.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hermannsburg · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hermannsburg
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Only 33.3% of adults in Hermannsburg are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average. While those who do have jobs are often in full-time roles, the area faces a very high unemployment rate of 26.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting 28 points below the Northern Territory and Australian figures. For those employed, 67.7% work full-time, which is well above the national rate of 58.9%.
33.3% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.7% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer for 35.4% of the workforce, followed by education and training at 22.9% and health care and social assistance at 17.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are common here, making up 42.7% of jobs, while 25% of workers are employed in community and personal service roles.
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 Hermannsburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70124/hermannsburg/topic/employment