3.4% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hastings (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Hastings (Eastern Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines daily life in Hastings, where 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure and reflects a growing trend since 2011. The area is largely stable, with a low unemployment rate of 3.4% and a steady proportion of full-time workers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are active in the workforce here than in most similar areas, a figure that rose 7.4 percentage points since 2011. This high activity is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
64.2% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 16.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.3% and retail trade at 10.0%. Manufacturing and education also employ notable shares of the population.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and tradespeople, who make up 20.7% of occupations. Professionals account for 14.8%, while clerical and administrative roles represent 12.9% of the community's jobs.
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 Hastings (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23702/hastings/topic/employment