1.9% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hanwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hanwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A full-time employment rate of 64.6% is well above the national figure in Hanwood. This reflects a strong local job market where most working residents have secure, full-time roles. The area is notably more employed than the state average, supported by a very low unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is just 1.9%, which is well below the Australian figure of 5.1%. About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, while full-time employment is much higher than in most similar areas.
60.3% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.4%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local work is heavily concentrated in Agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.8% and Manufacturing at 18.6%. Other common industries include Retail trade, Health care and social assistance, and Construction.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 22.8%. This is followed by Technicians and trades at 15.6%, Labourers at 14.9%, and Clerical and administrative staff at 12.5%.
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 Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11857/hanwood/topic/employment