4.5% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Holt · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Holt
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people work full-time in Holt than in the typical Australian area. This workforce is stronger than the national average, with 66.4% of the population in full-time roles. The area's employment patterns lean heavily towards government and professional services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure but well below the ACT average. Full-time employment is much higher than most areas, while the unemployment rate is 4.5%.
66.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.4% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 26.1%. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 12.6%, and education and training at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.3%. This is followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.6% and managers at 13.7%.
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 Holt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80075/holt/topic/employment