5.0% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sloping Hummock · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Sloping Hummock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for workers in Sloping Hummock, where 15.8% of people work in that sector. This small area has a strong core of full-time workers, though the overall number of adults working or looking for work has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most areas, with 61.8% of people in full-time roles. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work fell by 12 points since 2011 to reach 59.1%.
59.1% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, many residents work in education and training (13.5%), public administration and safety (8.6%), and agriculture, forestry and fishing (8.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation for 25.3% of workers, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.1%.
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 Sloping Hummock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321094/sloping-hummock/topic/employment