7.1% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hinchinbrook · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hinchinbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate of 7.1% marks the current job market in Hinchinbrook. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, with only 51.6% in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is a little above the state figure of 4.9%. Only 51.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%, and full-time employment is also well below the state average.
51.6% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.8% and manufacturing at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.2%, with clerical and administrative roles following closely at 15.7%.
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/sal/SAL11922/hinchinbrook/topic/employment