7.1% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hawker · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hawker
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A surge in employment has transformed Hawker since 2011, with the share of adults working or looking for work jumping by 29 percentage points to 65.6%. This shift is seen in the growing number of full-time roles, which now make up 58.8% of the local workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of people working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment has risen, the unemployment rate is 7.1%, which is a little above the South Australian average of 5.4%.
65.6% ▲ +80.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the most common industry for local workers at 17.6%, followed by construction at 13.4% and accommodation and food services at 12.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service roles are the most frequent occupation at 18.5%, while professionals make up 16% 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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422021/hawker/topic/employment