4.2% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hinchinbrook · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Hinchinbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines Hinchinbrook, where 62.0% of the workforce holds full-time roles. While more people are in secure full-time work than in most other areas, far fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. This activity has fallen since 2011, though the unemployment rate remains a little below the state average at 4.2%.
52.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 15.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.9% and manufacturing at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades are the most common workers at 16.2%, with managers making up 15.1% 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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33800/hinchinbrook/topic/employment