6.0% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hinchinbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Hinchinbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Hinchinbrook, where 13.1% of workers are employed in this sector. The local workforce faces some challenges, with a much lower share of people working or looking for work compared to most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has fallen 13 points since 2016 to 53.5%, while the unemployment rate is 6.0%, which is much higher than most areas.
54.0% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the most common industries for residents are retail trade at 10.8%, manufacturing at 9.4%, construction at 8.7%, and transport and warehousing at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 16.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.8% and machinery operators and drivers at 11.9%.
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/sa2/127011595/hinchinbrook/topic/employment