1.3% ▼ -64.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hampden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hampden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 1.3% defines the current job market in Hampden. Most working adults here have steady roles, with full-time employment reaching 64.2%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure similar to the rest of Queensland. The local unemployment rate is much lower than most areas and sits well below the national average.
62.4% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the area at 14.9%, followed by retail trade at 11.3% and manufacturing at 10.9%. Health care and construction also make up a significant part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%. Other common roles include labourers (13.9%), machinery operators and drivers (13.6%), and managers (11.6%).
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 Hampden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31292/hampden/topic/employment