4.5% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hamilton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Hamilton than in most similar areas. While 66.3% of adults are in the labour force, a smaller share of the community holds full-time roles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 52.7%, and the unemployment rate is higher than most similar places at 4.5%.
66.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, making up 21.4% of jobs. Other common industries include accommodation and food at 10.8% and education and training at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.4%. Community and personal service workers follow at 16.2%, while managers account for 11.8% of occupations.
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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11845/hamilton/topic/employment