3.8% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hopetoun Park · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hopetoun Park
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high share of adults, 70%, are working or looking for work in Hopetoun Park. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While employment is strong, the proportion of full-time workers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.8%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 6.0%.
70.0% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here at 20%, followed by transport and warehousing at 11.8%. Other common industries include education and training, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common at 17.6%. Technicians and trades make up 16.3% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 12%.
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 Hopetoun Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221034/hopetoun-park/topic/employment