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Holsworthy · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Holsworthy

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer adults are in the workforce in Holsworthy than in most similar areas, with the number of people working or looking for work falling by 12 percentage points since 2011. This shift has come alongside a rise in unemployment to 5.5%. Most people here find work in health care, retail, or education.

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📍 Holsworthy, State Electorate

Where Holsworthy sits — Unemployment rate

5.5% ▲ +25.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Holsworthy — higher than 67% of areas.

Holsworthy5.5%
Greater Sydney 5.1%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 56.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also dropped to 57.1% since 2011, leaving the area with an unemployment rate that is higher than most similar places.

Unemployment rate

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5.5% ▲ +25.4%

Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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56.3% ▼ -18.0%

Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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57.1% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

The biggest employer in the area is health care and social assistance, where 13.1% of people work. Retail trade and education and training follow closely, with 9.1% and 9.0% of the workforce in those sectors.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.2%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.4%. Managers and technicians and trades workers both account for 12.4% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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No single group dominates in Holsworthy — Professionals leads at 23%, ahead of Clerical & administrative (17%) and Managers (13%).

Professionals 22.2% Clerical & administrative 16.4% Managers 12.4% Technicians & trades 12.4% Community & personal service 10.7% Machinery operators & drivers 8.7% Sales workers 7.9% Labourers 7.3%

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 Holsworthy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10036/holsworthy/topic/employment