3.1% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hamilton
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 (Vic.), with 19.3% of workers in the sector. While unemployment is slightly lower than the state and national figures, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas at 55.5%, though the unemployment rate of 3.1% is a little below the national average.
55.9% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.5% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for 19.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include retail trade at 10.9%, construction at 9.8%, and education and training at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.0%. Technicians and trades follow at 15.2%, while community and personal service workers make up 13.4% of the local 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21129/hamilton/topic/employment