3.9% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hornsby · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Hornsby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Hornsby than in most similar areas. This high level of activity is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.9%. Overall, the workforce is stable and highly active compared to both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1% and rose 8.6 points since 2011. This strong engagement is reflected in the unemployment rate, which is much lower than most areas at 3.9%.
65.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 12.7% and education and training at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is dominated by professionals, who make up 33.9% of jobs, and managers at 16.2%. Clerical and administrative roles account for another 13.7% of the population.
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 Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10037/hornsby/topic/employment