3.6% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hallidays Point - West · Urban Centre
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are in the workforce than in most other areas, making Hallidays Point - West (L) a place where a smaller share of the population is working or looking for work. Only 54% of adults are active in the labour market, and the proportion of people in full-time roles has fallen sharply since 2011.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the share of people working full-time is well below the state average, sitting at 53%.
3.6% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
54.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.0% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry here at 17.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.8% and retail trade at 13.0%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.3%, while technicians and trades people follow at 17.7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hallidays Point - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121048/hallidays-point-west/topic/employment