3.7% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hindmarsh · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Hindmarsh
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Hindmarsh, where over a quarter of workers are in these fields. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is higher than most areas at 61.2%, though this fell slightly since 2011. However, the 51.4% of adults working or looking for work is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%.
51.4% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing employ 27.1% of the workforce. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance at 18.1%, and education and training at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.2%. This is followed by labourers at 15.9% and professionals at 14.0%.
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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22980/hindmarsh/topic/employment