3.1% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hawkesbury · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Hawkesbury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop of 8.7 percentage points in full-time employment since 2011 marks a shift in the workforce for Hawkesbury. While the area has more adults working or looking for work than most similar places, the share of those in full-time roles has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is among the lowest for areas of this size and sits below both the state and national figures. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen 6.4 points since 2011 to 63.6%.
63.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.9%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the region at 16.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.9% and education and training at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.3%, while professionals account for 16.1% 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 Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10033/hawkesbury/topic/employment