4.4% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamilton North · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hamilton North
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 Hamilton North, where 21.8% of workers are in this field. The area has a very high workforce engagement, with 70.7% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work are much more common here than in most areas. While 58.8% of the population is employed full-time, the unemployment rate of 4.4% is higher than in most similar areas.
70.7% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, the most common industries for local workers are education and training at 11.1%, followed by construction at 10.2% and accommodation and food services at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most frequent occupation for 25.4% of workers. Community and personal service roles make up 16.2%, while technicians and trades account for 13.2% of the 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 Hamilton North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11847/hamilton-north/topic/employment