17.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Horse Camp · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Horse Camp
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry for workers in Horse Camp. The area has a very small workforce, with only 30.3% of adults working or looking for work. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Very few adults here are in the workforce, and the unemployment rate of 17.1% is far above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 50%, which is well below the 58.9% seen across Australia.
30.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in Horse Camp primarily work in agriculture, forestry and fishing (17.6%), followed by health care and social assistance (15.7%). Construction and transport both account for 11.1% of jobs, while mining makes up 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 26.9%. Other common roles include machinery operators and drivers (14.8%), clerical and administrative staff (13.9%), and managers (13%).
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 Horse Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31360/horse-camp/topic/employment