0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Humula · Suburb / Locality
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture and forestry is the main employer in Humula, where nearly a third of the workforce is tied to the land. While few adults are in the workforce overall, those who are employed tend to hold stable, full-time roles.
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. However, those who do work are mostly in full-time roles at 65.5%, well above the Australian average, and the unemployment rate is exceptionally low at 0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
50.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.5% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 32.7%. Other common industries include education and training at 12.7%, followed by manufacturing and retail trade which both sit at 9.1%.
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management roles are the most common occupation at 32.7%, followed by professionals at 18.2%. Machinery operators and drivers make up 16.4% of the workforce, while labourers account for 10.9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Humula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11959/humula/topic/employment