3.1% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hallidays Point - Black Head · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hallidays Point - Black Head
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Hallidays Point - Black Head are employed in health care and social assistance. This is the area's most common industry, though the overall number of working adults has dropped sharply in recent years. This trend is reflected in a workforce that is much smaller than the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 35.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 22 points since 2011. While full-time work is less common here than in most areas, the unemployment rate is very low at 3.1%.
35.2% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.2%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 19%. Other common fields include construction at 12.8%, followed by retail trade and education and training, which both sit at 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.6%. Technicians and tradespeople represent 16.1% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.6%.
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 Hallidays Point - Black Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115075/hallidays-point-black-head/topic/employment