5.7% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hurtle Vale · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Hurtle Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Hurtle Vale, where 18.2% of workers are in this field. While many residents have steady jobs, the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Hurtle Vale are working or looking for work compared to most areas, at 58.8%. This is a little below the national figure and represents an 8.3 point drop since 2011.
58.8% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 12.2% and construction at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group of jobs at 17.3%, followed by community and personal service roles at 15.1%.
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 Hurtle Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40023/hurtle-vale/topic/employment