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Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan)

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

More adults in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) are now working or looking for work than in 2016, with 67.7% of the adult population active in the labour force. This is a high-employment area where professional roles dominate the local workforce. Most residents hold stable, full-time positions in high-skill industries.

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📍 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) sits — Unemployment rate

4.2% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) — lower than 72% of areas.

Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan)4.2%
Greater Melbourne 5.3%
Victoria 5.0%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment fell slightly since 2016 to 61.5%, the unemployment rate also dropped to 4.2%, which is lower than in most other areas.

Unemployment rate

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4.2% —

Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.

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

Labour-force participation

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67.7% —

Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.

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

Employed full-time

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61.5% —

Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 17.1%. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 14.8%, and education and training at 10.4%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

The workforce is heavily skewed toward high-skill roles, with professionals making up 42.3% of jobs and managers accounting for 19.1%. Clerical and administrative staff make up a further 11.6% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Professionals at 43%, followed by Managers (19%) and Clerical & administrative (12%).

Professionals 42.3% Managers 19.1% Clerical & administrative 11.6% Community & personal service 7.8% Sales workers 7.5% Technicians & trades 5.6% Labourers 3.3% Machinery operators & drivers 1.4%

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 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23806/hawthorn/topic/employment