8.0% ▲ +53.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hervey Bay · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hervey Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hervey Bay compared to similar areas. Only 43.6% of the adult population is in the labour force, and the unemployment rate is much higher than most areas at 8.0%. These figures highlight a local job market that has struggled compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen 18 points since 2011, sitting far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. Full-time employment is also well below the national average, and the local unemployment rate has risen to 8.0%.
43.6% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer, making up 24.0% of the workforce. Retail trade follows at 11.6%, with accommodation and food services at 9.4%, while education and construction both account for 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.0%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 18.0%. Technicians and trades make up 13.7% of the workforce, while labourers and clerical staff account for 11.1% and 10.8% respectively.
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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL311002/hervey-bay/topic/employment