8.6% ▲ +80.7%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hazeldene · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hazeldene
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest employment group in Hazeldene. The area faces significant employment challenges, with a typical resident much less likely to be working full-time compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate has risen to 8.6%, leaving the area much worse off than most other similar places.
53.0% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 53.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.4% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is split across several sectors, with construction (15.8%) and health care and social assistance (15.0%) being the most common industries.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly a quarter of workers are technicians and trades people. Labourers (17.3%) and community and personal service workers (15.8%) also make up a large part of the local workforce.
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 Hazeldene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222034/hazeldene/topic/employment