8.3% ▲ +99.1%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hervey Bay · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Hervey Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hervey Bay than in most similar areas. Only 43% of adults are in the labour force, and the unemployment rate of 8.3% is among the highest for areas of this type. This reflects a significant shift since 2011, as the proportion of people working or looking for work fell by 27 percentage points.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 8.3% is well above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 53.4%, a figure that has fallen 13 points since 2011.
43.0% ▼ -38.3%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.4% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.6%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer for 23.7% of the workforce. Other major industries include retail trade at 11.7% and accommodation and food services at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community and personal service workers make up the largest groups, at 18.2% and 18.0% respectively. Technicians and trades workers follow at 13.9%.
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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30033/hervey-bay/topic/employment