7.4% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hannam Vale · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Hannam Vale is employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. This is the area's most common industry, though the local workforce is smaller than in most similar places. This shift toward rural work is reflected in a local unemployment rate of 7.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than in most areas and well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 52.9%.
7.4% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
51.9% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.9% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from farming, the most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance (15.3%), followed by construction and professional services, which both sit at 10.6%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.4%, followed by managers at 23.5%. Technicians and trades workers make up 11.8% of the local workforce.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hannam Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11856/hannam-vale/topic/employment