3.9% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Finch Hatton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Finch Hatton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Technicians and trades workers make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Finch Hatton, where 23% of employed people hold these roles. The area has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country, but those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time positions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Queensland figure of 61.6%. However, 60.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, a little above the national figure of 58.9%. The unemployment rate of 3.9% is a little below the Australian average.
51.3% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.1%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.8% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with agriculture, forestry and fishing being the most common at 12.4%. Manufacturing follows at 10.6%, while mining and retail trade each account for 8.8% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond the high number of tradespeople, 16.6% of workers are managers and 13.4% operate machinery or drive. Labourers make up 11.5% of the workforce, while professionals account for 10.6%.
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 Finch Hatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31038/finch-hatton/topic/employment