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Hinkler · Federal Electorate

Jobs & Industry in Hinkler

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Fewer than half of adults in Hinkler are working or looking for work, which is far below both state and national figures. This suggests a local economy where a large portion of the adult population is not in the workforce. While unemployment fell to 7.3% by 2021, it remains a little above the Australian average.

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📍 Hinkler, Federal Electorate

Where Hinkler sits — Unemployment rate

7.3% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hinkler — higher than 86% of areas.

Hinkler7.3%
Rest of Qld 5.2%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

Only 47.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the 61.1% seen across Australia. Full-time employment is also a little below the national figure at 56.4%, while the unemployment rate of 7.3% is slightly higher than the national average.

Unemployment rate

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7.3% —

Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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47.3% —

Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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56.4% —

Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Hinkler at 21.3%. Other common industries include retail trade at 11%, followed by construction and education and training, which both sit at 8.7%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 15.7%. Technicians and trades workers (13.8%) and labourers (13.7%) also represent a significant part of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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Hinkler splits fairly evenly between Professionals (17%) and Community & personal service (16%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 16.8% Community & personal service 15.7% Technicians & trades 13.8% Labourers 13.7% Clerical & administrative 11.2% Managers 10.1% Sales workers 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers 7.0%

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 Hinkler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED316/hinkler/topic/employment