4.7% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hampton East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hampton East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional and technical roles are the most common way of earning a living in Hampton East, where 12.6% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a strong employment profile, with more adults working or looking for work than in most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also common at 61%, a figure slightly higher than both the state and national averages.
64.2% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.0% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by professional and technical services (12.6%) and health care and social assistance (12.2%). Other major sectors include retail trade at 10.2%, education and training at 9.6%, and construction at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.3%, followed by managers at 20.1%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff (13.2%), as well as technicians, trades, and sales workers, each accounting for 9.6%.
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 Hampton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21132/hampton-east/topic/employment